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Old 1st March 2015, 10:56 AM   #23
Nonoy Tan
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Originally Posted by Ian
I notice you refer to otak as a generic term, and it seems to be very close to itak which is used in central Luzon in the same manner to refer to a "knife." Do you think that otak and itak might share a common origin?
Yes, Ian these words have a common Austronesian linguistic origin.
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