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Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/namo

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *namaw.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈna.mo/

Noun

*namo[1]

  1. lagoon

Descendants
  • Central-Eastern:
    • Central Pacific:
      • East Central Pacific:
        • Eastern Fijian:
          • Fijian: namo
        • Proto-Polynesian: *namo (see there for further descendants)
    • Micronesian:
      • Nuclear Micronesian:
        • Central Micronesian:
          • Gilbertese: namo
          • Western Micronesian:
            • Chuukic-Pohnpeic:
              • Chuukic:
                • Puluwat: nóómw
                • Woleaian: ramw
              • Pohnpeic:
                • Pohnpeian: nahmw
    • Southeast Solomonic:
      • Longgu–Malaita–Makira:
        • Malaita–Makira:
          • Makira:
          • Malaita:
            • Northern Malaita:
            • Southern Malaita:
          • Sa'a: namo
    • Southern Oceanic:
      • North Vanuatu:
        • Torres-Banks:
  • Western Oceanic:
    • Papuan Tip:
      • Central Papuan Tip:
        • West Central Papuan Tip:
    • Meso-Melanesian:
      • New Ireland:
        • Tungag-Nalik:
          • Kara (New Guinea): nam

References
  1. M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2007), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎, second edition, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 114
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