Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/lima(ʔ)

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Malayic

**Proto-Malayic cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : *lima(ʔ)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lima(ʔ)/

Numeral

*lima(ʔ)

five

Descendants

Banjarese: lima
Malayan
- Malay: lima / delima / limă / dĕlimă / ليم‎ / دليما‎
  - Indonesian: lima
- Minangkabau: limo

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