samuko

Teanu

Etymology

From Proto-Vanikoro *samukə, from earlier *səmut, from Proto-Oceanic *sumut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /samuko/

Noun

samuko

1. triggerfish

References

• François, Alexandre. 2021. Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands). Dictionaria 15. 1-1877. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5653063. – entry samuko.
• François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry samuko.
• Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.