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aken
/ʔakɔn/
v_rt.
“be_greedy”
 
vt.
for a person or animal (eg-aken, mig-aken/in-aken, agent, eg><ø-) to get a share from a whole (eg-akenen, in-aken/mig-aken/pig-aken, akenen, patient, eg><en-)
Eng. get
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for a person or animal (eg-aken-aken, mig-aken-aken/in-aken-aken, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to deal out a bigger portion for themselves (eg-aken-akenen, in-aken-aken/mig-aken-aken/pig-aken-aken, aken-akenen, patient, eg><en-rdpRT-)
Ka eg-aken-aken iyan ka peg-angken te minsan nekey eyew kenad egpaangey ka duma. Eg-angkenen din seeyè te warè pad naangken te duma su eyew kenad e egsangkulungen te duma. Egkaayun ne egbakbakangen ka minsan nekey ne kenè ne kandin wey kandin naa iya.
Paalag-alag eg-aken-aken te senge saku ne aheley ne kenè ma egpekeeleg ne egtiang.
You dare to deal out one sack of corn for you but you are not able to carry it yourself.
Eng. greedy
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,AAA,TME,QDL,RAA,QDL
Last updated: 21/Jun/2010