aki
Bingham
áki
adv. not.
Sabatier
aki
adv. not.
ex. I aki kona: I cannot. (in Butaritari they say I aki ni kona.).
note. sometimes aki follows a verb to lessen its meaning (nearly, a little, slightly, superficially).
ex.
- e bo n aki, e bo maki (ma aki): it was only slightly touched.
- e ongo maki: he is a little deaf.
note. in an answer the verb is not always repeated.
ex.
- ko aoraki? I aki: are you sick?
- I am not (sick).
adv. without.
ex. e makuri n aki kua: he works without being tired.
see tiaki.
ex. ka-aki (kaki): to throw away, to take away, to put aside, to remove, etc.
see kaki.
part. placed before a verb or a noun aki helps to form the opposite of that verb or noun.
ex.
- te kona: power; te aki kona: powerlessness.
- te amarake: eating; te aki amarake: fasting, not eating.
suf. to v.t. it forms the passive voice.
ex. kamatea, kamateaki: to be killed.