nauei
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Big Nambas[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The prefixed article na- on uei (“water”), the latter from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.
Noun[edit]
nauei
Synonyms[edit]
- tarah (taboo avoidance synonym)
References[edit]
- The Oceanic Languages (2013, →ISBN, citing Fox 1996