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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(si-)ia

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /(si)ia/

Pronoun

*(si-)ia

  1. he, him, his, she, her, it

Descendants
  • Sunda-Sulawesi:
    • Malayo-Sumbawan:
      • Malayo-Chamic:
        • Malayic: *ia (see there for further descendants)
  • Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *ia
    • Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *ia
      • Oceanic: *ia
        • Polynesian: *ia (see there for further descendants)
  • Philippine:
  • Malagasy: izy

See also
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person *(i-)aku *(i-)kita (inclusive)
*kami (exclusive)
2nd person *(i-)kahu *(i-)kam(i)u
3rd person *(si-)ia *(si-)ida
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