-dakjang

Ao

Etymology

Derived by Bruhn from -daktsü (causative suffix) +‎ -ang (imperative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Chungli) IPA(key): /tak˧.tʃaŋ˧/, [tak˧.tʃaŋ˧]

Suffix

-dakjang

  1. (Chungli) Used at the end of a verb to request that another entity be permitted to do something specified by the verb.
    ‎ali (“to live”) + ‎-dakjang → ‎lidakjang (“let live!”)

Further reading

  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1975), Ao Grammar, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 52
  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 67
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