Alkon

Mwotlap Etymology From Proto-Torres-Banks und *a-laᵑgona. mlv a-<pos:vestigial placename prefix> <alt:*lakon>. Pronunciation mlv /alkɔn/ Proper noun mlv proper noun mlv archaic historical mlv the south-western <<district>> of the island of isl/Gaua arch/Banks Islands c/Vanuatu mlv Agō<qq:north-eastern district> mlv ige t-Alkon people from Alkon mlv Kē ni-dam na-mtehal yow Alkon. S/he follows the path seawards to Alkon. mlv by extension mlv island arch/Banks Islands c/Vanuatu Gaua mlv Kamyō ma-van Alkon den Apnōlap. We [two] headed to Gaua from Vanua Lava. Usage notes Historically covered the villages of mlv Qetegaveg, mlv Dolap, mlv Qetevut, mlv Koro, mlv Beam and mlv Dorig. In modern Mwotlap, mlv Alkon has undergone metonymic extension from the historical district to the entire island of Gaua. References + a.htm#ⓔAlkon