Reconstruction:Proto-North Halmahera/nawok

This Proto-North Halmahera entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-North Halmahera

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [na.wok]

Noun

*nawok

fish

Descendants

Core-Halmaheran
- Ternate-Tidore
  - Ternate: ڽاو, nyao
  - Tidore: nyao
- Northeast Halmaheran
  - Tabaru: naoko
- Sahuic
  - Sahu: nyao'o
West Makian: yao

References

Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head‎

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