Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/yaka

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *yakai

Noun

*yaka

1. bird

Descendants

• Koiarian:
  • Managalasi: uka
• Engan:
  • Enga: yaka
  • Huli: ega
  • Kewa: yaa
• Kutubu:
  • Foi: ya

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.