< Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea
Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/kambu
Proto-Trans-New Guinea
Alternative reconstructions
- *kambu(s,t)(a,u); *kambu-la(ŋg,k)a
Noun
*kambu
- smoke
- ashes
- fire
Derived terms
- *kambu-sumbu ‘ashes’
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.