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This Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih 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.
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Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih
Etymology
From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *doŋəʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *dəŋəʀ.
Verb
*doŋaʀ
- to hear
Descendants
- >? Mor (Austronesian): oranî
- Raja Ampat–South Halmahera:
- Waigeo: tano
- Biga: doˈno
- As: -fɔlɔŋɔ
- Maˈya-Matbat:
- Ma'ya:
- Ma'ya: ˈdo¹²n
- Kawe: ˈdon[o]
- Legenyem: ˈdon[o]
- Wauyai: ˈdon[o]
- Matbat: no⁴¹ŋ
- South Halmahera:
- Gebe: loŋo
- Central-Eastern:
- Buli (Indonesia): loŋa
- Maba: loŋo
- Patani: loŋo
- Sawai: n-loŋɛ
- Southern:
- Gane: loŋa
- East Makian: loŋa, maloŋo
References