Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/raqan

This Proto-Oceanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *daqan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /raʔan/

Noun

*raqan

branch; bough

Descendants

Admiralty Islands
- Eastern Admiralty Islands
  - Manus
    - East Manus
      - Leipon: dran-dran
      - Nali: dran-dran
    - West Manus
      - Bipi: xa-xan
      - Loniu-Mokerang
        Loniu: a-an
      - Sori-Harengan: hang
- Western Admiralty Islands
  - Wuvulu-Aua: xa-xa-na
  - Southeast Admiralty Islands
    - Lou: ran ke
Central Pacific
- West Fijian-Rotuman
  - Rotuman: rā
Proto-Polynesian: *rala
- Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *lala
  - Hawaiian: lālā
- Ellicean
  - Kapingamarangi: laahia
  - Nukuoro: laa
- Pileni: nalā
- Rennellese: gaa‘ina
- Samoan-Tokelauan
  - Samoan: lālā, lālāʻau
St. Matthias
- Mussau-Emira: laa
Western Oceanic
- Meso-Melanesian
  - Northwest Solomonic
    - Mono-Uruavan
      - Alu: la-la-na
  - Southeast Solomonic
    - Gela-Guadalcanal
      - Guadalcanal
        Ghari: rara-na
    - Nehan-Bougainville
      - Nehan: ran

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