Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/tiʀom
Appearance
Proto-Oceanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiʀəm.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*tiʀom
- oyster (mollusk)
Descendants
[edit]- Admiralties Islands:
- Yapese: yiim
- Central–Eastern Oceanic:
- Western Oceanic:
- Meso-Melanesian:
- Muduapa: tilo
- Uneapa: chiro-chiromo
- North New Guinea:
- Gedaged: tiz
- Meso-Melanesian:
Further reading
[edit]- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *tiRem
- Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – TIO.2
- Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications