kaanak

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Northern Ohlone

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

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kaanak

  1. I (first-person, singular, subject pronoun)

Etymology 2

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

Pronoun

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kaanak

  1. my, mine (first-person, singular, possessive pronoun)
See also
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Northern Ohlone personal pronouns
Number Person Subject Object Possesive
Disjunctive1 Proclitic
 Enclitic Disjunctive1 Proclitic Enclitic
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

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  • 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and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎[1], Unpublished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

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Etymology

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From ka- +‎ anak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kaanak (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜈᜃ᜔)

  1. relative (someone in the same family)

Anagrams

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