Reconstruction:Proto-North Halmahera/iŋir

This Proto-North Halmahera 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-North Halmahera

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [i.ŋir]

Noun

*iŋir

1. tooth

Descendants

• Core-Halmaheran
  • Ternate-Tidore
    • Ternate: ingi
  • Northeast Halmaheran
    • Tabaru: 'ingiri
    • Tobelo: ingiri
  • Sahuic
    • Sahu: ngiḏi?

References

• Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head‎^[1]