Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/apaʀat

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“south wind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /apaʀat/

Noun

*apaʀat

northwest wind
wet season when northwesterlies blow and sea is rough

Descendants

Admiralty Islands
- East
  - Ere: ahay
  - Likum: yahay
- West
  - Wuvulu-Aua: afaa
St. Matthias
- Mussau-Emira: apae
Western Oceanic
- Meso-Melanesian
  - Madak: avat
  - Uneapa: lavarata
- North New Guinea
  - Gitua: yavara
  - Kairiru: yavar
  - Manam: awara
- Papuan Tip
  - Central Papuan Tip
    - Kalo: avala
    - Keapara: yabara
    - Motu: lahara
  - Kilivila-Masima
    - Kilivila: yavata
  - Nuclear Papuan Tip
    - Molima: yavalata
    - Tawala: yawalata
  - → Mailu: avara
Central-Eastern Oceanic
- Central Pacific
  - Western Fijian: cavā
  - Fijian: cavā
  - Proto-Polynesian: *afa (see there for further descendants)