Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/amu

This Proto-Trans-New Guinea 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-Trans-New Guinea

Etymology

*amu is one of Joseph Greenberg's (1971) Indo-Pacific etymologies. Widespread distribution across Sahul. Cf. Proto-Pama-Nyungan *ngamun (Alpher 2004).

Noun

*amu

1. breast

Descendants

• Finisterre-Huon:
  • Kâte: ame(ʔ)
  • Selepet: (n)am ‘breast, milk’
• Kainantu–Goroka:
  • Tairora: (n)am
  • Gende: ami
• Chimbu–Wahgi:
  • Middle Wahgi: amu
• Duna-Bogaya:
  • Duna: amu
• Dani:
  • Ngalik: (nak) amu
• Paniai Lakes:
  • Ekari: ama
  • Moni: ama
• Greater Awyu:
  • Mandobo Atas: am
• Kolopom:
  • Riantana: mu
• Marori: mam
• Gogodalic-Suki:
  • Gogodala: omo
• Kiwaian:
  • Southern Kiwai: amo
• Greater Binanderean:
  • Binandere: ami
• Dagan:
  • Daga: ama
• Mailuan:
  • Mailu: ama
• Yareban:
  • Yareba: ama
• Pawaia: emi
• Teberan:
  • Dadibi: ami

References

• Pawley, Andrew; Hammarström, Harald (2018). "The Trans New Guinea family". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 21–196. →ISBN.