nauak
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Big Nambas[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The prefixed article na- on an earlier uak Proto-Oceanic *waga, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka. Blust supposes it to have developed in Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, but other scholars reject this grouping. Cognate with Hawaiian waʻa, Niuean vaka and Marshallese wa. With the article, compare Leviamp nawak and Axamb nwog.
Noun[edit]
nauak
References[edit]
- Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox