Reconstruction:Proto-North Halmahera/aker

This Proto-North Halmahera 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-North Halmahera edit

Etymology edit

Often compared with Proto-Sangiric *ake ("water").

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [a.ker]

Noun edit

*aker

water

Descendants edit

Core-Halmaheran
- Ternate-Tidore
  - Ternate: ake
  - Tidore: ake
- Northeast Halmaheran
  - Galela: ake
  - Loloda: akere
  - Modole: a'ele
  - Pagu: akel
  - Tabaru: 'akere
  - Tobelo: akere

References edit

Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head‎^[1]

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