nalu
Bulu (New Guinea)
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit *nalu- (“not knowing, unknown”), from Proto-Eskimo *naɫu- (“not knowing”). Compare naluvoq (“is ignorant, does not know”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.lu/
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *ŋalu (“mounting wave, ocean wave”) (compare with Maori ngaru, Tahitian ʻaru, Tongan ngalu, Samoan galu), from Proto-Oceanic *ŋalun (“mountain wave”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun (“long rolling wave; swell”) (compare with Malay alun, Tagalog álon).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.lu/, [ˈnɐ.lu]
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “nalu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 260
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “galu.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
- Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 99
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