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
  • Banjarese: aku
  • Malay: aku, daku (poetic), ak, aque, aq (text messaging, Internet slang) / اکو (aku)
    • Indonesian: aku, akoe (1901–1947), daku (poetic)

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)