Aiwoo edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Oceanic *na patu (stone) (whence nuwo (seed)) + *paʀu (hibiscus).

Noun edit

nuwopo

  1. hibiscus

References edit

  • Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.