Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/ambi

This Proto-Trans-New Guinea 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-Trans-New Guinea

Noun

*ambi

1. husband, man

Descendants

• Madang:
  • Kalam: b ‘man’
• Kutubu:
  • Fasu: api(a) ‘husband’
• Dani:
  • Grand Valley Dani: ap ‘man’
  • Western Dani: ap ‘man’
• Greater Binanderean:
  • Binandere: embo ‘man’
• Yareban:
  • Yareba: eme ‘man’

References

• Pawley, Andrew; Hammarström, Harald (2018). "The Trans New Guinea family". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 21–196. →ISBN.