Finisterre–Huon languages

History of classification

Pronouns

Evolution

• bɔruŋ ‘flame’ < *mbalaŋ ‘flame’
• butoŋ ‘fingernail’ < *mbtC
• bekɔ ‘orphan’ < *mbVŋga
• masiŋ ‘widow’ < *masi
• sambɔŋ ‘sky’ < *sambV ‘cloud’
• tofeʔ ‘saliva’ < *siatV
• lo- ‘take’ < *a-
• munduŋ ‘inner yolk of egg’ < *mundun ‘internal organs’
• go ‘2sg’ < *ŋga
• hɔmo- ‘die’ < *kumV-
• bɔriʔ ‘glitter, flash of lightning’ < *elak ‘light, lightning’
• mi ‘not’ < *ma- ‘not’
• maŋu ‘to vomit’ < *mVV t-
• ame ‘breast’ < *amu
• tsimin ‘stiff coarse hair’ < *umuV ‘hair’
• imeŋ ‘louse’ < *iman ‘louse’
• no ‘1sg’ < *na ‘1sg’
• nɔ- ‘eat’ < *na-

• balam ‘flame’ < *mbalaŋ
• bilim ‘tongue’ < *mbilaŋ
• kɔlɔp ‘fire’ < *kendp
• kɔlip ‘long’ < *kuta
• irak ‘new’ < *kVtak
• sak ‘sand’ < *saasin
• somot ‘hair’ < *umu
• madu ‘orphan’ < *masi
• si- ‘burn’ < *nj- ‘burn’
• ga ‘2sg’ < *ŋga
• kaku- ‘carry on shoulder’ < *kakV-
• kɔu ‘ashes’ < *kambu ‘ashes’
• belek ‘lightning’ < *elak
• ibi ‘name’ < *imbi
• mete ‘forehead’ < *mee ‘head’
• man- ‘live, dwell’ < *mVn-
• imen ‘louse’ < *iman ‘louse’
• am ‘breast, milk’ < *amu ‘breast’

  Footnotes