Reconstruction:Proto-North Halmahera/kahi

This Proto-North Halmahera entry contains reconstructed words 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-North Halmahera

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka.hi]

Noun

*kahi

skin

Descendants

Core-Halmaheran
- Ternate-Tidore
  - Ternate: ahi, أهي‎‎
  - Tidore: ahi
- Northeast Halmaheran
  - Galela: kahi
  - Modole: 'ahi
- Sahuic
  - Sahu: kai
West Makian: fi

References

Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head‎