Reconstruction:Proto-Arawa/aba majaro

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This Proto-Arawa entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Arawa

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Etymology

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A compound of *aba- (“fish”) and an unknown second element.

Noun

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*aba majaro[1]

  1. arowana (Osteoglossidae)

Descendants

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  • Jamamadí: (Jarawara-Jamamadí) bajaro, (Banawá) abajaro
  • Suruahá: aba majaro
  • Paumarí: bajara

References

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  1. ^ Dixon, R. W. M. (2004) “Proto-Arawá Phonology”, in Anthropological Linguistics, volume 46, pages 1-83.
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