gevige

Hiw

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ɣaβiɣa, from Proto-Oceanic *kapika. Compare Lo-Toga gevige, Mota gaviga, Vurës gavēg, and Mwotlap gēvēg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣəˈβiɣə/

Noun

gevige (gevige)

the Malay apple, Syzygium malaccense.

References

See p.471 of: François, Alexandre. 2005. Unraveling the history of the vowels of seventeen north Vanuatu languages. Oceanic Linguistics, 44 (2), pp.443‒504. ⟨halshs-00524988⟩ doi: 10.1353/ol.2005.0034

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Lo-Toga

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ɣaβiɣa, from Proto-Oceanic *kapika. Compare Hiw gevige, Mota gaviga, Vurës gavēg, and Mwotlap gēvēg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣəˈβiɣə/

Noun

gevige (gevige)

the Malay apple, Syzygium malaccense.

References

See p.471 of: François, Alexandre. 2005. Unraveling the history of the vowels of seventeen north Vanuatu languages. Oceanic Linguistics, 44 (2), pp.443‒504. ⟨halshs-00524988⟩ doi: 10.1353/ol.2005.0034

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