nke

Interjection

 * 1) yes

Determiner

 * 1)  all; all of
 * 2)  all; every

Etymology
It is superficially similar to Proto-Bantu. However, the form of this stem would suggest a Proto-Bantu form *-nkàì, which is in fact a form reconstructed by Meeussen meaning "alone". It is perhaps from this latter form, with a semantic shift from "alone" to "all".

Determiner

 * 1)  all; all of; the whole
 * 2)  all; every; together; jointly