iv'ənah
Big Nambas edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Verb edit
iv'ənah
- he/she/it steals
References edit
- Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox