ACD - Austronesian Comparative Dictionary Online

*kanari tree with edible nut, the Canarium almond: Canarium commune

PMP kanari tree with edible nut, the Canarium almond: Canarium commune ⇫ ¶

WMP
Malay	kənari	the Java almond, a very handsome shade tree planted in avenues in Java; its seeds are rich in oil and its sap produces the (k.o. resin) of our pharmacopeia: Canarium commune
Tontemboan	kanari	the canarium tree and its nut: Canarium commune
Wolio	kanari	kind of tree and its fruit, Java almond: Canarium commune
Javanese	kənari	a certain tree and its pecan-like nuts
CMP
Solorese	kenari	canarium almond
Bimanese	kanari	canarium almond
Wetan	kənari	tree with oleiferous seed
SHWNG
Kowiai/Koiwai	anar	walnut
OC
Sori	kenai	canarium almond
Baluan	kanai	canarium almond

Reconstructions

PMP

kanari

tree with edible nut, the…

Note

Citing data from Verheijen (1990) together with Oceanic material, Ross (2008:315) has posited PCEMP *ka(nŋ)aRi ‘canarium almond, Canarium spp.’. However, the Javanese, Tontemboan, Bimanese and Solorese reflexes of *kanari all point to a proto-form with *r, not *R (Malay and Wetan are ambiguous), and although the Sori reflex of *r is h in initial position, its intervocalic reflex is unclear. On balance, then, it seems best at least tentatively to posit PMP *kanari, reflected in WMP and CMP languages, and a doublet *kaŋaRi that co-existed with this form in POc (reduced by loss of the first syllable in some languages).