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 , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *namaw.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈna.mo/

Noun

*namo^[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:
        Arosi: namo
      - Malaita:
        Northern Malaita:
        Kwaio: namo
        
        Lau: namo
        
        Southern Malaita:
        'Are'are: naamo
      - Sa'a: namo
- Southern Oceanic:
  - North Vanuatu:
    - Torres-Banks:
      - Mota: namo
Western Oceanic:
- Papuan Tip:
  - Central Papuan Tip:
    - West Central Papuan Tip:
      - Motu: nomu
- Meso-Melanesian:
  - New Ireland:
    - Tungag-Nalik:
      - Kara (New Guinea): nam

References

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

[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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