'akere

Tabaru

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *aker (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ke.ɾe/, [ˈʔa.ke.ɾe]

Noun

'akere (underlying form 'aker)

1. water
2. river

   'o 'akerika ― to the river

References

• Jorriece Dimayu, Janet Kotynski, Edward A. Kotynski, Yosias Palangi, Alwina Tjiwili (1991) Nou, Pomasikata-Tabaru!, Summer Institute of Linguistics
• Edward A. Kotynski (1988) “Tabaru phonology and morphology”, in Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session, volume 32, Summer Institute of Linguistics