The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Value aku

Language:
Malay
Parameter:
I; me. The pronoun of the first person singular, but used in a double sense: (i) 'myself', used by a superior to an inferior, by an elder to a younger, or between equals talking so familiarly as to ignore etiquette. Also in prayer, (ii) 'my own', i.e. taking responsibility for or answering for [7d8b60c7f609545aebefc90105d87ba3]
References
Wilkinson 1959