Abstract
This paper argues for the reconstruction of a rounded velar protophoneme *kw in Proto-Oceanic. This protophoneme occurred, however, in few lexical items. In those reconstructed to date, it always appears before *a and always, with one possible exception, word-initially. The paper concludes with a discussion of the probable status of *kw in Proto-Oceanic.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 25-49 |
| Journal | Oceanic Linguistics |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2011 |