Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/təlu

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**
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Cardinal : *təlu

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /təlu/

Numeral

*təlu

three

Descendants

Philippine:
- Aklanon: tatlo
- Hiligaynon: tatlo
- Ilocano: tallo
- Tagalog: tatlo
- Cebuano: tulo
Sama-Bajaw
- West Coast Bajau: telu
Chamorro: tulu
Javanese: telu
Malayic: *təlu
- Banjarese: talu
- Indonesian: telu
- Malay: telu / tĕlu / تلو‎
East Barito:
- Malagasy: telo
Timor-Babar:
- Tetum: tolu
Oceanic:
- Fijian: tolu
- Polynesian: *tolu
  - Tongan: tolu
  - Nuclear Polynesian:
    - Samoan: tolu
    - Wallisian: tolu
    - Eastern Polynesian:
      - Hawaiian: kolu
      - Maori: toru
      - South Marquesan: to'u
      - Rapa Nui: toru
      - Tahitian: toru

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