Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/taŋis

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 *Caŋis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /taŋis/

Verb

*taŋis

(intransitive) to cry (to weep)

Descendants

Borneo-Philippines:
- Philippine:
  - Ilocano: agsangit
  - Tagalog: tumangis
  - Tausug: tumangis
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  - Oceanic:
    - Central-Eastern Oceanic:
      - Fijian: tagi
      - Polynesian: *taŋi
        Nuclear Polynesian:
        Eastern Polynesian:
        Hawaiian: kani
        
        Maori: tangi
        
        Rarotongan: tangi
        
        Kapingamarangi: tangi
Sunda-Sulawesi:
- Chamorro: tanges
- Malayo-Sumbawan:
  - Malayo-Chamic:
    - Malayic: *taŋis
      - Malayan:
        Malay: tangis
        Indonesian: tangis

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