nauak

Big Nambas

Etymology

The prefixed article na- on an earlier uak Proto-Oceanic *waga, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka. Blust supposes it to have developed in Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, but other scholars reject this grouping. Cognate with Hawaiian waʻa, Niuean vaka and Marshallese wa. With the article, compare Leviamp nawak and Axamb nwog.

Noun

nauak

  1. boat
  2. ship

References

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