Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/apaʀat

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“south wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apaʀat/

Noun

*apaʀat

1. northwest wind
2. wet season when northwesterlies blow and sea is rough

Descendants

• Admiralty Islands
  • East
    • Ere: ahay
    • Likum: yahay
  • West
    • Wuvulu-Aua: afaa
• St. Matthias
  • Mussau-Emira: apae
• Western Oceanic
  • Meso-Melanesian
    • Madak: avat
    • Uneapa: lavarata
  • North New Guinea
    • Gitua: yavara
    • Kairiru: yavar
    • Manam: awara
  • Papuan Tip
    • Central Papuan Tip
      • Kalo: avala
      • Keapara: yabara
      • Motu: lahara
    • Kilivila-Masima
      • Kilivila: yavata
    • Nuclear Papuan Tip
      • Molima: yavalata
      • Tawala: yawalata
    • → Mailu: avara
• Central-Eastern Oceanic
  • Central Pacific
    • Western Fijian: cavā
    • Fijian: cavā
    • Proto-Polynesian: *afa (see there for further descendants)