taoka

Ainu

Etymology

Contraction of taokay.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tàò̞ꜛká]

Adjective

taoka (Kana spelling タオカ)

(Saru) plural of tan

See also

Ainu demonstrative adjectives

Ainu demonstrative adjectives[1]
pronoun	number
pronoun	singular	plural
this	tan, taan	tanokay, taokay, taoka (Saru)
that	neyan, neya, nea (Saru)	neyokay, nerok
that (distal)	toan	tonokay, tookay, tooka (Saru)

Notes

The noun form is formed by adding pe, for objects (ex.: tanpe, "this thing"), or kur, for persons (ex.: tan kur, "this person").

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