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Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/ambi

This Proto-Trans-New Guinea 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-Trans-New Guinea

Noun

*ambi

  1. husband, man

Descendants
  • Madang:
    • Kalam: b ‘man’
  • Kutubu:
  • Dani:
    • Grand Valley Dani: ap ‘man’
    • Western Dani: ap ‘man’
  • Greater Binanderean:
    • Binandere: embo ‘man’
  • Yareban:
    • Yareba: eme ‘man’

References
  • Pawley, Andrew; Hammarström, Harald (2018). "The Trans New Guinea family". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 21–196. →ISBN.
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