Reconstruction:Proto-Nyulnyulan/kama

This Proto-Nyulnyulan 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-Nyulnyulan

Verb

*kama

1. to laugh

Descendants

Western Nyulnyulan

• Bardi: kama
• Nyulnyul: kama

Eastern Nyulnyulan

• Nyikina: kama
• Warrwa: kama

References

• Bowern, Claire Nyinkina Paradigms and Refunctionalization: A Cautionary Tale in Morphological Reconstruction.