Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/apaʀat

This Proto-Oceanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *habaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *Sabaʀat (“south wind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /apaʀat/

Noun

*apaʀat

northwest wind
wet season when northwesterlies blow and sea is rough

Descendants

Admiralty Islands:
- East:
  - Ere: ahay
  - Likum: yahay
- West:
  - Wuvulu-Aua: afaa
Central-Eastern Oceanic:
- Central Pacific:
  - Fijian: cavaa
  - Polynesian: *afaa
    - Nuclear Polynesian:
      - Eastern Polynesian:
        Tahitic:
        Maori: āwhā
        Tuamotuan: āfā
      - Ellicean-Outlier:
        Sikaiana: ahaa
        Tuvaluan: afaa
      - Futunic:
        Anuta: apaa
        East Futuna: afā
        Emae: afaa
        Futuna-Aniwa: afa
        Tikopia: afaa
        West Uvean: afaa
      - Samoic:
        Samoan: afā
        Tokelauan: afā
    - Tongic:
      - Niuean: afā
      - Tongan: afá
  - Western Fijian: cavaa
St. Matthias:
- Mussau-Emira: apae
Western Oceanic:
- Meso-Melanesian:
  - Madak: avat
  - Uneapa: lavarata
- North New Guinea:
  - Gitua: yavara
  - Kairiru: yavar
  - Manam: awara
- Papuan Tip:
  - Central Papuan Tip:
    - Kalo: avala
    - Keapara: yabara
    - Motu: lahara
  - Kilivila-Masima:
    - Kilivila: yavata
  - Nuclear Papuan Tip:
    - Molima: yavalata
    - Tawala: yawalata
  - → Mailu: avara

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