Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/imbi

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

*imbi

1. name

Descendants

• Madang:
  • Kalam: yb
  • Southern Adelbert:
    • Sirva: ibu
• Finisterre-Huon:
  • Selepet: ibi
• Chimbu–Wahgi:
  • Middle Wahgi: embe(m)
• Engan:
  • Kewa: ibi
  • Mendi: mbi
• Wiru: ibi(ni)
• Greater Awyu:
  • Mandobo Atas: üp
  • Syiaxa: fi
• Mailuan:
  • Bauwaki: (ine) ibi
• Koiarian:
  • Managalasi: iha
• Yareban:
  • Yareba: ifu

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.