gako

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋako. Cognates include Hawaiian naʻo and Samoan ga'o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈŋa.ko]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ko

Noun

gako

  1. fat, lard
  2. wax
  3. grease

Derived terms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 135

Yami

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 学校 (gakkō, “school”).

Noun

gako

  1. school

Yilan Creole

Etymology

Derived from Japanese 学校 (gakkō, “school”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡako]

Noun

gako

  1. (Hanhsi, Tungyueh, Aohua) school
    are tenahte gako ita.
    He/She went to school running

Coordinate terms

  • kokumingako, cyugako, daygako

References

  • 真田信治 [Shinji Sanada] (2015), “宜蘭クレオールにおけるsound substitutionについて [On the sound substitution of Yilan Creole]”, in 奈良大学紀要 [Memoirs of Nara University]‎[2] (in Japanese), number 43
  • Peng Qiu (2015), A Preliminary Investigation of Yilan Creole in Taiwan: Discussing predicate position in Yilan Creole‎[3] (Master's thesis)
  • 林愷娣 [Lin Kaidi] (2022), A basic description of Yilan Creole phonology: with a special focus on the Aohua dialect‎[4] (Unpublished thesis)
  • Chien Yuehchen (2023), “Yilan Creole”, in Handbook of Formosan Languages Online: The Indigenous Languages of Taiwan‎[5], number 44, →ISSN
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