Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/siwa

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

**Proto-Malayo-Polynesian cardinal numbers**
< 8	9	10 >
Cardinal : *siwa

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *Siwa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siwa/

Numeral

*siwa

nine

Descendants

Aklanon: siyám
Fijian: ciwa
Hawaiian: iwa
Hiligaynon: siyam
Malagasy: sivy
Maori: iwa
Polynesian: *hiwa
Rapa Nui: iva
Rotuman: siva
Samoan: iva
South Marquesan: iva
Tagalog: siyam
Tetum: sia
Tongan: hiva
West Coast Bajau: siam

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