Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/kambu

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

Alternative reconstructions

• *kambu(s,t)(a,u); *kambu-la(ŋg,k)a

Noun

*kambu

1. smoke
2. ashes
3. fire

Derived terms

• *kambu-sumbu ‘ashes’

Descendants

• Madang:
  • Croisilles:
    • Pay: kawus ‘smoke’
• Finisterre-Huon:
  • Selepet: kɔu ‘ashes’
• Dani:
  • Ngalik: kopu ‘smoke’
• Mek:
  • Yale: xau ‘ashes’

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.