Reconstruction:Proto-North Halmahera/uru

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): [u.ru]

Noun

*uru

1. the mouth

Descendants

• Core-Halmaheran
  • Ternate-Tidore
    • Ternate: uru (“edge, beak”)
  • Northeast Halmaheran
    • Tabaru: 'uru

References

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