Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/iti

This Proto-Trans-New Guinea 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-Trans-New Guinea

Noun

*iti

1. hair
2. leaf

Descendants

• Engan:
  • Enga: iti
  • Huli: iri
  • Kewa: iri
• Kutubu:
  • Fasu: iti
• Dani:
  • Grand Valley Dani: n-esi ‘my hair’ (n- is 1sg possessor)
  • Western Dani: (n)iti
• Mailuan:
  • Bauwaki: idi
• Yareban:
  • Yareba: iji

References

• Pawley, Andrew; Hammarström, Harald (2018). "The Trans New Guinea family". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 21–196. →ISBN.