Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/-ən

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

    From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-ən.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ən/

    Suffix

    *-ən

    1. Verbal suffix marking patient or undergoer voice.

    Descendants

    • Bangka: -en
    • ⇒? Betawi: -in
    • Kendayan: -atn
    • Minangkabau: -an
    • Musi: (Belide, Coastal) -an

    References

    1. ^ Nothofer, Bernd (1995) “The history of Jakarta Malay”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 34, number 1, →DOI, page 91
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