nauak
Big Nambas edit
Etymology edit
The prefixed article na- on an earlier uak Proto-Oceanic *waga, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka. Blust supposes it to have developed in Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, but other scholars reject this grouping. Cognate with Hawaiian waʻa, Niuean vaka and Marshallese wa. With the article, compare Leviamp nawak and Axamb nwog.
Noun edit
nauak
References edit
- Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox