moloe

Teanu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *meʀaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)iʀaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moloe/

Adjective

moloe

1. red

References

• François, Alexandre. 2021. Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands). Dictionaria 15. 1-1877. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5653063. – entry moloe.
• François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry moloe.
• Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.