Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/namo

This Proto-Polynesian 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-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *namo, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *namaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.mo/

Noun

*namo

1. lagoon
2. pool

Descendants

• Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
  • Samoic-Outlier
    • Ellician
      • Nuguria: namu
      • Nukumanu: namo
      • >? Ontong Java: ŋamo
      • Pileni: namo
      • Sikaiana: namo
      • Takuu: namo
      • Tuvaluan: namo
    • Futunic
      • East Futuna: namo
      • Emae: namo
      • Futuna-Aniwa: namo
      • Wallisian: namo
    • Samoic
      • Niuatoputapu: namo
      • Samoan: namo
      • Tokelauan: namo
• Tongic:
  • Niuean: namo
  • Tongan: namo

References

• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “NAMO”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9

Further reading

• M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2003), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎^[1], volume 2: The Physical Environment, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 114