nauei
Big Nambas edit
Etymology edit
The prefixed article na- on uei (“water”), the latter from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun edit
nauei
Synonyms edit
- tarah (taboo avoidance synonym)
References edit
- The Oceanic Languages (2013, →ISBN, citing Fox 1996