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anaken
/ʔanakɔn/
n.
“nephew/niece”
 
n.
nephew; niece
Eggendiyè e pad te anaken ku diyè te Kiulem.
I'm going to my nephew in Kiulum.
Wrd.Gloss: nephew; niece; nephew/niece
Morpho. anak -en
Eng. nephew; niece
Tag. pamangkín
Ceb. pag-umangkun
Ilo.: kaánakan
OCM: Kinship Terminology (601)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B
 
v.
for someone (eg-an-anaken, mig-an-anaken/in-an-anaken/pig-an-anaken, agent, eg><en-rdpCV-) to adopt (e.g for something)
Eg-an-anaken kud e sikandin eyew egkabulihan ku sikandin te peg-iskuyila rin.
I'm going to adapt him so that I can help his studying.
Sikeddì iya ka malehet ne eg-an-anaken kandin su marani pad iya sikandin te iney ku.
I am the worth claiming that she is my niece because she is relative of my mother.
Eng. adopt; claiming; niece
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,AAA,QDL,RJH,QDL,NJK,NJK
Last updated: 20/Feb/2010

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