Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/aku

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aku/

Pronoun

*aku

  1. I (personal pronoun)
  2. me (direct or indirect object of a verb; object of a preposition)
  3. my (belonging to me)

Descendants

  • Ibanic
    • Iban: aku
  • Nuclear Malayic

See also

Proto-Malayic personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person *aku *kita(ʔ) (inclusive)
*kami (exclusive)
2nd person *kau *kamu(ʔ)
3rd person *ia *sida(ʔ)