Reconstruction:Proto-North Halmahera/kaso

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

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka.so]

Noun

*kaso

1. dog

Descendants

• Core-Halmaheran
  • Ternate-Tidore
    • Ternate: kaso
    • Tidore: kaso
  • Northeast Halmaheran
    • Tabaru: kaso
• West Makian: aso

References

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