Reconstruction:Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih/waiʀ ~ wayaʀ

This Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih 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-Halmahera-Cenderawasih

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

*waiʀ ~ wayaʀ

water (clear liquid H₂O)

Descendants

Mor (Austronesian): gwàjara (“river”)
Cenderawasih Bay:
- Biakic:
  - Biak: war, wār
  - Roon: war
  - Dusner: war
  - Meoswar: war
- Yapen:
  - Eastern:
    - Wabo: wai
Raja Ampat–South Halmahera:
- Waigeo: we
- Biga: wei
- Maden: wey
- As: wɛ
- Maˈya-Matbat:
  - Ma'ya:
    Ma'ya: ˈwaya³
    
    Kawe: ˈway[a]
    
    Legenyem: ˈway[a]
    
    Wauyai: ˈway[a]
- South Halmahera:
  - Gebe: wa
  - Central-Eastern:
    - Buli (Indonesia): wai, waya
    - Patani: woyo
    - Sawai: wɔɛ, wɔyɛ
  - Southern:
    - Gane: waya
    - Taba: woya

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