iv'ənah

Big Nambas

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *panako. Blust describes reconstruction of the earlier form of the word as "exceptionally complicated", but suggests an original Proto-Austronesian *Cakaw. Cognate with Maori whānako/whēnako and Fijian butako.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iβ̺ənaɣ/, [iβ̺ənɑx]

Verb

iv'ənah

1. he/she/it steals

References

• Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox