tanokay

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Ainu

Alternative forms

(Saru) taoka
taokay

Etymology

From ta (“this”) +‎ okai (“are”), literally “(the things) which are these”.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

tanokay (Kana spelling タノカイ)

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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