Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/kambu
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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
Alternative reconstructions
Noun
*kambu
Derived terms
Descendants
- Madang:
- Croisilles:
- Pay: kawus ‘smoke’
- Croisilles:
- Finisterre-Huon:
- Selepet: kɔu ‘ashes’
- Dani:
- Ngalik: kopu ‘smoke’
- Mek:
- Yale: xau ‘ashes’
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.