Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/tiʀom
Proto-Oceanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiʀəm.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*tiʀom
- oyster (mollusk)
Descendants edit
- Admiralties Islands:
- Yapese: yiim
- Central–Eastern Oceanic:
- Western Oceanic:
- Meso-Melanesian:
- Muduapa: tilo
- Uneapa: chiro-chiromo
- North New Guinea:
- Gedaged: tiz
- Meso-Melanesian:
Further reading edit
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *tiRem
- Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – TIO.2
- Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications.