ōr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "or"

Dorig

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ura[ŋi], itself from Proto-Oceanic *quraŋ. Cognate with Vurës ōr, Koro (Vanuatu) rän̄, Mwotlap ēy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊr/

Noun

ōr

1. crayfish, spiny lobster; Panulirus spp.

References

• See p.198 of: François, Alexandre (2011). Social ecology and language history in the northern Vanuatu linkage: A tale of divergence and convergence. Journal of Historical Linguistics 1 (2): 175–246. →DOI.

Vurës

Etymology

From Proto-Torres-Banks *ura[ŋi], itself from Proto-Oceanic *quraŋ. Cognate with Dorig ōr, Koro (Vanuatu) rän̄, Mwotlap ēy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /or/

Noun

ōr

1. freshwater prawn; Macrobrachium spp.
2. crayfish, spiny lobster; Panulirus spp.

References

• Catriona Malau (2021) “ōr”, in A Dictionary of Vurës, Vanuatu (Asia-Pacific Linguistics), Australian National University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 141.