Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/kenja

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

• *kesa

Noun

*kenja

1. blood

Descendants

• Madang:
  • Southern Adelbert:
    • Sirva: kaja
• Asmat-Kamoro: *ese (Proto-Asmat-Kamoro)

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.