Reconstruction:Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih/waiʀ ~ wayaʀ

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.

Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

*waiʀ ~ wayaʀ

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

  • Mor (Austronesian): gwàjara (“river”)
  • Cenderawasih Bay:
    • Biakic:
    • Yapen:
      • Eastern:
  • Raja Ampat–South Halmahera:
    • Waigeo: we
    • Biga: wei
    • Maden: wey
    • As: wɛ
    • Maˈya-Matbat:
      • Ma'ya:
        Ma'ya: ˈwaya³
        Kawe: ˈway[a]
        Legenyem: ˈway[a]
        Wauyai: ˈway[a]
    • South Halmahera:
      • Gebe: wa
      • Central-Eastern:
        • Buli (Indonesia): wai, waya
        • Patani: woyo
        • Sawai: wɔɛ, wɔyɛ
      • Southern:

References

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