ako

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ako"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Akurio.

Symbol

ako

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Akurio.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Akurio terms

Akan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ako/

Noun

ako

1. parrot

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku.

Pronoun

ako

1. I

Alangan

Pronoun

akó

1. I; me

Asi

Etymology

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

Pronoun

akó

1. I (first-person singular pronoun)

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ko
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈko/ [ʔaˈko]

Pronoun

akó (Basahan spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)

1. I; me (first-person singular pronoun)

See also

Bikol Central personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolute		Ergative		Oblique
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short
First	singular	ako		ko		sakuya, sako
	plural inclusive	kita		nyato	ta	satuya, sato
	plural exclusive	kami		nyamo	mi	samuya, samo
Second	singular	ika	ka	mo		saimo, simo
	plural	kamo		nindo		saindo
Third	singular	siya		niya		saiya
	plural	sinda		ninda		sainda

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ko
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔakoʔ/ [ˈʔa.koʔ]

Noun

akò (Basahan spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)

1. acceptance; admission

   Antonym: sayuma

Derived terms

• akuon
• mag-ako
• pag-ako

See also

• bawal
• ngalad
• tugot
• uyon

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• aco — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• aho — Bohol
• ko — short form
• oka, oks, akis — gay slang

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *akú (“I”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku (“I”), from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈko/ [ʔɐˈko]
• Hyphenation: a‧ko

Pronoun

akó (Badlit spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)

1. 1st person direct-marked pronoun: I, me

   ako lang ― I'll do it

   nipalit ko sa sinina ― I bought the dress

   anak ko sa Ginoo ― I am a child of God

   ako ang nikaon ― I am the one who ate

Usage notes

• Direct-marked (focused) pronouns are commonly placed after the verb, or the first noun of the nominal predicate that they modify. Pronouns in this position are almost always in their short form (in this case, ko); the full form (ako) may be used to make the sentence sound more formal, or it may be placed before the verb or noun which gives the same effect.

  nikaon ko og mansanas ― I ate an apple (casual)

  nikaon ako og mansanas ― I ate an apple (formal)

  ako nikaon og mansanas ― I ate an apple (formal)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Austronesian *akən (“1sg oblique”). Cognate with Hiligaynon akon, Tagalog akin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈʔakoʔ/ [ˈʔa.koʔ]
• (Bohol) IPA^(key): /ˈʔahoʔ/ [ˈʔa.hoʔ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ko

Pronoun

akò (Badlit spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)

1. 1st person preposed indirect-marked pronoun
   1. (possessive) my; mine

      Coordinate terms: akoa, (postposed) nako

      akong balay ― my house

   2. (object of verb) (by) me, I

      ako/akong gipalit ang sinina

      The dress was bought by me/I bought the dress

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

			direct		indirect (postposed)		indirect (preposed)		oblique
	Length:		full	short1	full	short2	base	suffixed -a	full	short
singular	first person		akó	ko	nakò3	ko3	akò	akoa	kanakò	nakò
	second person		ikáw	ka	nimo	mo	imo	imoha	kanimo	nimo
	third person		siyá		niya		iya	iyaha	kaniya	niya
plural	first person	inclusive	kitá	ta	natò	ta	atò	atoa	kanatò	natò
		exclusive	kamí	mi	namò		amò	amoa	kanamò	namò
	second person		kamó	mo	ninyo		inyo	inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
	third person		silá		nila		ila	ilaha	kanila	nila

¹ Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences.
² Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially.
³ Ta is used over nako or ko where the focus is a second-person singular pronoun.

Ewe

Etymology

Likely onomatopoeic. Related to Akan ako, Ga akoo and Igbo okooko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /á.kò/

Noun

ákò (definite singular ákò lá or ákòà, plural ákòwó, definite plural ákòàwó)

1. parrot
2. (more specifically) grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

References

• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “ako”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎ (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, page 270
• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “ako”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎ (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, page 136
• Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “ako”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 17

Hanunoo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *akú (“I”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku (“I”), from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈku/ [ʔaˈko]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: a‧ko

Pronoun

akó (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜣᜳ)

1. 1st person nominative pronoun: I; me

   Synonyms: (literary) kaa, (literary) ho, (literary) hom

See also

Hanunoo personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct	Indirect	Oblique
First	singular	ako	niko	kangko, kang
	plural inclusive	kita	nita	kanta
	plural exclusive	kami	nimi	kanmi
Second	singular	kawo, ka	nimo	kanmo
	plural	kamo	niyo	kanyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kanya
	plural	sida	nida	kanda

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ako'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔakuʔ/ [ˈʔa.koʔ]
• Rhymes: -akuʔ
• Syllabification: a‧ko

Noun

akò (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜣᜳ)

1. betterment; improvement

Derived terms

• maakuan

Etymology 3

From Proto-Philippine *akuʔ (“accept responsibility”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aku (“I; claim as one's own; mine”), from Proto-Austronesian *aku.

Alternative forms

• ako'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔakuʔ/ [ˈʔa.koʔ]
• Rhymes: -akuʔ
• Syllabification: a‧ko

Noun

akò (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜣᜳ)

1. promise

Derived terms

• pangako

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 23