Reconstruction:Proto-North Halmahera/nawok

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): [na.wok]

Noun

*nawok

1. fish

Descendants

• Core-Halmaheran
  • Ternate-Tidore
    • Ternate: ڽاو, nyao
    • Tidore: nyao
  • Northeast Halmaheran
    • Tabaru: naoko
  • Sahuic
    • Sahu: nyao'o
• West Makian: yao

References

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