Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/kau

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 *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kau/

Pronoun

*kau sg

  1. you, your sg

Descendants

Although Adelaar (1992) does reconstruct this pronoun with an optional glottal stop (*kau(ʔ)), this final consonant does not exist in any languages of western Borneo (which are notable for best preserving the original glottal stop).

  • Kendayan: kau
  • Malay: engkau, kau, kau-, -kau, dikau

See also

Proto-Malayic personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person *aku *kita(ʔ) (inclusive)
*kami (exclusive)
2nd person *kau *kamu(ʔ)
3rd person *ia *sida(ʔ)
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