Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/apaʀat

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This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (south wind).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*apaʀat

  1. northwest wind
  2. wet season when northwesterlies blow and sea is rough

Descendants

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  • Admiralty Islands
    • East
      • Ere: ahay
      • Likum: yahay
    • West
  • St. Matthias
  • Western Oceanic
  • Central-Eastern Oceanic
    • Central Pacific
      • Western Fijian: cavā
      • Fijian: cavā
      • Proto-Polynesian: *afa (see there for further descendants)