Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/uŋay

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

Noun

*uŋay

  1. ritually sacrificed monkey?

Descendants

  • Atayal: yungay
  • Taroko: rungay
  • Sakizaya: ungay

References

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