Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/munaka

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

• *muneka, *munika

Noun

*munaka

1. egg

Descendants

• Asmat-Kamoro: *manaka ‘eye’ (Proto-Asmat-Kamoro)
• Kainantu–Goroka:
  • Fore: amune ‘egg’
• Koiarian:
  • Koiari: uni ‘egg’

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.