Reconstruction:Proto-North Halmahera/kaso

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This Proto-North Halmahera 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-North Halmahera[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly cognate with Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*kaso

  1. dog

Descendants[edit]

  • Core-Halmaheran
    • Ternate-Tidore
      • Ternate: kaso
      • Tidore: kaso
    • Northeast Halmaheran
  • West Makian: aso

References[edit]

  • Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head[1]