Appendix:Proto-South Bougainville reconstructions
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Proto-South Bougainville reconstructions:
Evans (2009)[edit]
A detailed historical-comparative study of South Bougainville has been carried out by Evans (2009).[1] Reconstructed Proto-South Bougainville lexicon from Evans (2009):
| Gloss | Proto-South Bougainville |
|---|---|
| blood | *ereŋ |
| bone | *kōna |
| ear | *rome |
| eye | *rutɔ |
| fat, grease | *titi |
| guts | *kō |
| hand (arm) | *komɔ |
| head | *bore |
| knee | *mī |
| left (hand) | *mɔre- |
| liver | *nonɔŋ |
| neck | *kuru |
| nose | *keni |
| right (hand) | *mē- |
| tongue | *meneŋ |
| wing | *kupɔ |
| three | *be- |
| four | *kɔre- |
| ten | *nɔraŋ |
| brother (older of male) | *batato |
| brother (older of male) | *tāta |
| child | *tōtō |
| daughter (my) | *norɔ |
| father | *bomɔ |
| husband | *bɔ[m,ŋ] |
| man | *nugaŋ |
| mother | *bōko |
| person | *nɔmm[e,ai] |
| name | *mīŋ |
| son (my) | *nuri |
| wife | *bana |
| cloud | *kɔmo |
| dust | *rɔmo |
| garden | *kɔti |
| island | *mɔto |
| ocean | *maira |
| sand | *piti(a) |
| sea | *piruŋ |
| sky | *pɔn(iŋ) |
| smoke | *ī |
| sun | *rua |
| water | *doŋ |
| betelnut | *mōti |
| branch | *āgu |
| coconut (tree) | *mou |
| fruit, seed | *tinaŋ |
| leaf | *pɔda |
| mango | *baiti |
| sugarcane | *tɔnɔŋ |
| sweet potato | (*ane) |
| tobacco | *buru |
| tree | *koi |
| (tree) trunk | *mono |
| bird | *bɔrege |
| dog | *masika |
| eel | *baramɔ |
| fowl, chicken | *kokore |
| rat | *koto |
| bad | *orara |
| big | *pɔn(n)ɔ |
| black | *muŋ[i,o] |
| cold | *kamari |
| dirty | *kumi |
| far | *iti- |
| hungry | *perɔ |
| long, tall | *iti- |
| old | *uri- |
| sick | *tipɔ |
| thick | *mōtu |
| warm, hot | *tɔkɔtɔkɔ |
| white | *kākɔtɔ |
| fall | *ru- |
| flow | *tū |
| go | *be- |
| push | *tūme |
| put | *ti- |
| turn | *bero- |
| breathe, live | *roma- |
| cough | *k(o)u- |
| die | *bō |
| drink, eat | *nai |
| hear | *tarɔ- |
| sleep | *ati- |
| smell | *nū- |
| spit | *tutu- |
| suck | *muti- |
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Bethwyn. 2009. Beyond pronouns: further evidence for South Bougainville. In Bethwyn Evans (ed.), Discovering history through language: Papers in honour of Malcolm Ross, 73-101. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.
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