kaanak

Northern Ohlone edit

Alternative forms edit

kãnak (Harrington's orthography)
kaana 'ek
kãna 'ek (Harrington's orthography)

Etymology 1 edit

From kaana (“I”, first-person singular subject pronoun) +‎ -k (“my”, first-person singular enclitic subject). Compare Southern Ohlone kaan.

Pronoun edit

kaanak

I (first-person, singular, subject pronoun)

Etymology 2 edit

From earlier kaana 'ek from kaana (“I”, first-person singular subject pronoun) +‎ ek- (“my”, first-person singular possessive). Compare Southern Ohlone kan.

Pronoun edit

kaanak

my, mine (first-person, singular, possessive pronoun)

See also edit

Northern Ohlone personal pronouns

Number	Person	Subject			Object			Possesive
Number	Person	Disjunctive¹	Proclitic	Enclitic	Disjunctive¹	Proclitic	Enclitic	Possesive
Singular	First	kaana	ek-	-ek, -k	kiš, kaaniš	kiš-	-kiš	ek-, kaanak
	Second	meene	em-, im-	-em, -im, -m	miš	emiš-, imiš-, miš-	-miš	em-, meenem
	Third	waaka	Ø-²	-Ø²	wiš	Ø-², eš-	-Ø², -eš	i-, waakai-
Plural	First	makkin	mak-	-mak	makkiš, makkinše	—	—	mak-, makkinmak
	Second	makkam	kam-	-kam	makkamše	—	—	kam-, makkam
	Third	waakamak	ya-	-ya	yaṭiš	—	—	ya-, waakamak
¹Disjunctive is mostly used in copular sentences or for emphasis, either alone (eg. kaana) or with a clitic (eg. kaana-k ...-ek). ²Null morpheme. An unmarked verb implies a third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives waaka and wiš may also be used. Note: Proclitic and enclitic forms can combine an undergo syncope, eg. ellešk (“let me do to him/her/it”) = elle +‎ -eš +‎ -ek

References edit

María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎^[1], Unpublished

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From ka- +‎ anak.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kaˈʔanak/, [kɐˈʔa.nɐk]
Hyphenation: ka‧a‧nak

Noun edit

kaanak (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜈᜃ᜔)

relative (someone in the same family)