OUTOFPAPUA database: Lexicons of the West Papuan language area

Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko

tkau[tˈkaw]

•  vt. steal; thieve(eng).mencuri(ind).

Eta neseng tkau?Did you steal my money?(eng), Apakah engkau mencuri uang saya?(ind)

Origin: Austronesian, cf. PMP *takaw 'steal' (ACD). This is an early Austronesian borrowing that preserves the diphthong that was lost in most Austronesian languages in area.

Origin: bibref R003