Reconstruction:Proto-Trans-New Guinea/kandek(V)

Etymology
May be related to Proto-Trans-New Guinea *k(a,e)(nd,t)ak ‘neck’.

Noun

 * 1) ear

Descendants

 * Kainantu–Goroka:
 * Tairora: ato
 * Greater Binanderean:
 * Yega: kari
 * Kainantu–Goroka:
 * Awa: are
 * Engan:
 * Enga: kare
 * Duna-Bogaya:
 * Duna: konane
 * Greater Awyu:
 * Mandobo Atas: kere(top)
 * Kiwaian:
 * Southern Kiwai: gare
 * Dagan:
 * Kanasi: asi
 * Awin-Pa:
 * Aekyom: kendoke