Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/mundu

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

Noun

*mundu

1. nose

Descendants

• Madang:
  • Southern Adelbert:
    • Sirva: mundu(ma)
• Kainantu–Goroka:
  • Fore: mone
• East Strickland:
  • Samo: mini
• Ok:
  • Proto-Mountain Ok: *mutuum
• Kiwaian:
  • N.E. Kiwai: modi
• Greater Binanderean:
  • Binandere: mendo

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.