Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/mundun

This Proto-Trans-New Guinea 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-Trans-New Guinea

Noun

*mundun

1. belly, internal organs

Descendants

• Madang:
  • Rai Coast:
    • Dumpu: munu ‘heart’
• Finisterre-Huon:
  • Kâte: munduŋ ‘inner yolk of egg’
• Kainantu–Goroka:
  • Gende: mut ‘belly’
• Chimbu–Wahgi:
  • Middle Wahgi: mundun mo- ‘be pot bellied’
• Engan:
  • Enga: mona ‘heart’
• Mek:
  • Eipo: mun ‘belly’
  • Bime: mundo ‘belly’
  • Yale: mon ‘belly’
• Paniai Lakes:
  • Ekari: modo ‘belly’
  • Moni: (duku)mudu ‘heart’
• Greater Binanderean:
  • Binandere: mundu ‘kidney, testicles’
  • Korafe: munju ‘egg’

References

• Pawley, Andrew; Hammarström, Harald (2018). "The Trans New Guinea family". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 21–196. →ISBN.