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Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/namo
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Proto-Oceanic
Etymology
From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], 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
- Polynesian: *namo (see there for further descendants)
- Eastern Fijian:
- East Central Pacific:
- Micronesian:
- Nuclear Micronesian:
- Central Micronesian:
- Gilbertese: namo
- Western Micronesian:
- Chuukic-Pohnpeic:
- Chuukic:
- Puluwat: nóómw
- Woleaian: ramw
- Pohnpeic:
- Pohnpeian: nahmw
- Chuukic:
- Chuukic-Pohnpeic:
- Central Micronesian:
- Nuclear Micronesian:
- Southeast Solomonic:
- Longgu–Malaita–Makira:
- Malaita–Makira:
- Makira:
- Arosi: namo
- Malaita:
- Northern Malaita:
- Kwaio: namo
- Lau: namo
- Southern Malaita:
- 'Are'are: naamo
- Northern Malaita:
- Sa'a: namo
- Makira:
- Malaita–Makira:
- Longgu–Malaita–Makira:
- Southern Oceanic:
- North Vanuatu:
- Torres-Banks:
- Mota: namo
- Torres-Banks:
- North Vanuatu:
- Central Pacific:
- Western Oceanic:
- Papuan Tip:
- Central Papuan Tip:
- West Central Papuan Tip:
- Motu: nomu
- West Central Papuan Tip:
- Central Papuan Tip:
- Meso-Melanesian:
- New Ireland:
- Tungag-Nalik:
- Kara (New Guinea): nam
- Tungag-Nalik:
- New Ireland:
- Papuan Tip:
References
- M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2007) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, second edition, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 114