Languages evolve through many mechanisms including rebracketing, where one word splits into two or they merge, often as a result of a misunderstanding or ignorance of the origin of the words.

kepeken – to realize an ability, to manifest  an ability.

ken- potential, ability

* kepemoku – to manifest food, to farm.

* kepejan – to manifest a person, to conceive or give birth

suli, lili, seli, great, small, hot– all various ends of a scale

*janli – man sized

*okoli – eye sized