Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/duSa

This Proto-Austronesian entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Austronesian

**Proto-Austronesian cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : *duSa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dusa/

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Combination of *du- +‎ *əsa, which means dual *əsa. The root of the word *du- has "dualism" meanings.

Numeral

*duSa

two

Descendants

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *duha
- Malagasy: roa
- West Coast Bajau: duo
- Buginese: ᨉᨘᨓ (dua)
- Proto-Philippine: *dua
  - Aklanon: daywa
  - Tagalog: dalawa
  - Ilocano: dua
  - Minangkabau: duo
  - Palawano (Southwest): dua
- Proto-Malayic: *dua(ʔ)
  - Banjarese: dua
  - Malay: dua / duă / دوا
  - Indonesian: dua
- Palu'e: rua
- Tetum: rua
- Proto-Oceanic: *rua
  - North-Central Vanuatu *rua
    - Hiw: vir̄ö
    - Mwotlap: vōyō
    - Big Nambas: iru
    - South Efate: inru
  - Micronesian
    - Marshallese: ruo
  - Central Pacific *rua
    - Fijian: rua
    - Rotuman: rua
    - Proto-Polynesian: *rua
      - Tongan: ua
      - Niuean: ua
      - Wallisian: lua
      - Samoan: lua
      - South Marquesan: 'ua
      - Hawaiian: lua
      - Rapa Nui: rua
      - Maori: rua

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*duSa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI