Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/inda

This Proto-Trans-New Guinea 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-Trans-New Guinea

Noun

*inda

tree, wood
fire

Descendants

Kainantu–Goroka:
- Tairora: ir
Engan:
- Enga: ita
- Huli: ira
Kutubu:
- Foi: ira
- Fasu: ira
Dani:
- Western Dani: idu
- Ngalik: idu(k)etu
Paniai Lakes:
- Moni: usa
Inland Gulf:
- Hoia Hoia, Mubami, Ipiko: de
Anim:
- Marind: de
Awin-Pa:
- Aekyom: di ‘firewood, fire’
Gogodalic-Suki:
- Gogodala: ila ‘tree, fire’
Kiwaian:
- Southern Kiwai: era
Greater Binanderean:
- Binandere: izi
Dagan:
- Daga: ira
Koiarian:
- Koiari: idu
- Managalasi: ija
Goilalan:
- Fuyuge: ije
Kwalean:
- Kwale: ire
Manubaran:
- Maria: ita(isa)
Pawaia:
- Pawaia: in
Timor-Alor-Pantar: *inda ‘tree, wood’ (Proto-Timor-Alor-Pantar)

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.