Reconstruction:Proto-North Halmahera/kaso

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

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka.so]

Noun

*kaso

dog

Descendants

Core-Halmaheran
- Ternate-Tidore
  - Ternate: kaso
  - Tidore: kaso
West Makian: aso

References

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