# ako
## Translingual
### Symbol

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

### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Akurio terms

## Akan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ako/

### Noun

ako
* parrot

## Aklanon
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

ako
* I

## Alangan
### Pronoun

akó
* I; me

## Asi
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

akó
* 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: /ʔaˈko/ [ʔaˈko]

#### Pronoun

akó (Basahan spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)
* I; me (first-person singular pronoun)

##### See also
### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: a‧ko
* IPA: /ˈʔakoʔ/ [ˈʔa.koʔ]

#### Noun

akò (Basahan spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)
* 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

### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaˈko/ [ʔɐˈko]
* Hyphenation: a‧ko

#### Pronoun

akó (Badlit spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)
* I, me
    ako lang ― I'll do it
** (as the subject of a verb)
    nipalit ko sa sinina ― I bought the dress
    gipaak ko og hulmigas ― I was bitten by an ant
** (as the subject of a nominal predicate); I am
    anak ko sa Ginoo ― I am a child of God
    ako ang nikaon ― I am the one who ate

##### Usage notes

* Subject (direct) pronouns are most 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: /ˈʔakoʔ/ [ˈʔa.koʔ]
* (Bohol) IPA: /ˈʔahoʔ/ [ˈʔa.hoʔ]
* Hyphenation: a‧ko

#### Pronoun

akò (Badlit spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)
* (before the noun possessed) my; mine
    Coordinate terms: akoa, (postposed) nako
    akong balay ― my house
* (before the verb) I; me (object of a verb)
    ako/akong gipalit ang sininaThe dress was bought by me/I bought the dress

### See also

$^1$ 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 object is a second-person singular pronoun.

## Ewe
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ako/

### Noun

ako (plural akowo)
* parrot

## Hanunoo
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔaˈku/ [ʔaˈko]
* Rhymes: -u
* Syllabification: a‧ko

#### Pronoun

akó (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜣᜳ)
* 1st person nominative pronoun: I; me
    Synonyms: (literary) kaa, (literary) ho, (literary) hom

#### See also

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

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* ako'

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʔakuʔ/ [ˈʔa.koʔ]
* Rhymes: -akuʔ
* Syllabification: a‧ko

#### Noun

akò (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜣᜳ)
* 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: /ˈʔakuʔ/ [ˈʔa.koʔ]
* Rhymes: -akuʔ
* Syllabification: a‧ko

#### Noun

akò (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜣᜳ)
* 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

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qato (compare with Maori ato), from Proto-Oceanic *qatop, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp (compare with Malay atap, Cebuano atop, Tagalog atip).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.ko/, [ˈɐ.ko]

### Noun

ako
* thatching

### Verb

ako
* (transitive) to thatch

### References

* ↑ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ako”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 14
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qato”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 53-4

## Hiligaynon
### Pronoun

ako
* I

### See also
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Hakka 阿哥 (â-kô, “elder brother”). Doublet of akeo and engkoh.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /akeo/
* Hyphenation: a‧keo

### Noun

ako (plural ako-ako)
* son

### Further reading

* “ako” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Inonhan
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

ako
* I (personal pronoun)

## Japanese
### Romanization

ako
* Rōmaji transcription of あこ

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈakɔ/

### Adverb

ako
* like, as
    Synonym: kaž

### Conjunction

ako
* like, as
    Synonym: kaž

### Further reading

* Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “ako”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
* Starosta, Manfred (1999) “ako”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

## Mansaka
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

ako
* I

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian.

### Verb

ako
* to learn

## Mapudungun
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ajo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈko/

### Noun

ako (Unified spelling, Raguileo spelling, Azumchefi spelling)
* garlic

#### Synonyms

* asus

## Maranao
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

ako
* I

## Quitemo
### Noun

ako
* water

### References

* Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 162

## Ratagnon
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

akó
* I (first-person singular pronoun)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako (“how, in which way”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /âko/
* Hyphenation: a‧ko

### Conjunction

ȁko (Cyrillic spelling а̏ко)
* if
    ako ovo je kraj ― if this is the end

#### Usage notes

Ako is used to express indicative mood; to express subjunctive mood, da or kad are generally used instead.

#### Synonyms

* če, či (Kajkavian)

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako (“how, in which way”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈakɔ]

### Conjunction

ako
* as
* like

### Further reading

* “ako”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Adjective

-ako (declinable)
* your (second-person singular possessive adjective)

#### See also
## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* aco — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
* aq — text messaging slang
* akesh, aketch, akiz — gay slang

### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaˈko/ [ʔɐˈxo]
* Rhymes: -o
* Syllabification: a‧ko

#### Pronoun

akó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)
* 1st person nominative pronoun: I; me
    Synonym: (gay slang) watashi
    Pupunta po ako sa simbahan, Inay.I am going to church, Mother.
    Bigyan mo ako ng makakain.Give me something to eat.
    Akong ako 'to.This is really me.

##### Derived terms

* ako si
* kaakuhan
* maako
* makaako
* wala akong paki

##### See also

| Person | Number | Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) |
| First | singular | ako | ko | akin |
| First | dual$^1$ | kita, kata | nita, nata, ta | kanita, kanata, ata |
| First | plural inclusive | tayo | natin | atin |
| First | plural exclusive | kami | namin | amin |
| First & Second | singular | kita$^2$ | kita$^2$ | |
| Second | singular | ikaw, ka | mo | iyo |
| Second | plural | kayo, kamo | ninyo, niyo | inyo |
| Third | singular | siya | niya | kaniya |
| Third | plural | sila | nila | kanila |
| $^1$ First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog. $^2$ Replaces ko ikaw. |||||

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔakoʔ/ [ˈʔaː.xoʔ]
* Rhymes: -akoʔ
* Syllabification: a‧ko

#### Noun

akò (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓ)
* act of assuming the responsibility, obligation, or duties

##### Derived terms

* akong napapako
* akong tapon
* akuin
* iako
* ipangako
* mangako
* mapagpangako
* mapangako
* pangako
* pangakuan
* tagaako
* umako

### Further reading

* “ako”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*aku”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

### Anagrams

* Koa

## Ternate
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʔa.ko]

### Noun

ako
* penis

#### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

## West Albay Bikol
### Etymology

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

### Pronoun

ako (personal pronoun)
* I (personal pronoun)

## Ye'kwana
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ako]

### Noun

ako
* mortar and pestle

### References

* Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “ako”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana‎, Museu do Índio/FUNAI