Reconstruction:Proto-North Halmahera/lako

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [la.ko]

Noun

*lako

1. eye

Descendants

• Core-Halmaheran
  • Ternate-Tidore: *lako
    • Ternate: lako
    • Tidore: lao
  • Northeast Halmaheran
    • Tabaru: ako
  • Sahuic
    • Sahu: la'o

References

• Robert B. Allen Jr. (2000) North Moluccan Lexical Reconstructions
• Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head‎^[1]