Names in the Sakrat languages are almost always composed of exactly two morphemes. These bimorphemic names are interpreted as compounds of various types. For example, the name of the Sakrat culture hero Dwan Tarun is a verb-noun compound meaning Fruit-holder (lit. hold fruit), while the name *pukak tap many chicken is a Bahuvrihi compound meaning One who has many chickens.
This custom is present in all cultures where Sakrat languages are spoken and can therefore be reconstructed back to Proto-Sakrat.
Here is a table of some example names in Proto-Sakrat and Pkwak:
| Proto-Sakrat | Gloss | Translation | Pkwak |
|---|---|---|---|
| *dwan tarun | hold fruit | fruit-holder | dwan trun |
| *pukak tap | chicken many | (one of) many chickens | pkwak tap |
| *ruban ŋisun | sail storm | sailor-into-the-storm | abwan ŋsjun |
| *kal kes | spirit fish | fish spirit | kaw kes |
| *lupit re | flower sun | sunflower | opwit re |
| *ljap sakam | accept bless | blessing-accepter | ljap skʰam |
| *ra ljaw | come.from water | one who comes from water | ra ljaw |
| *sre ljaw | go.to water | one who goes into the water | ʂe ljaw |