Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/uraŋ

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 (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uʁaŋ.

Noun

*uraŋ

human being; people; person
outsider

Descendants

Banjarese: urang
Ibanic
- Iban: urang
- Mualang: urang
- Seberuang: urang
- Keninjal: orang
Nuclear Malayic
- Malay: orang, org (abbreviation, Internet, text messaging)
  - > Indonesian: orang (inherited)
- Minangkabau: urang
- Pattani Malay: اوْغٍي (oɣɛ), ออแรฺ (oɣɛ)
Urak Lawoi': อูรัก (urak)

References

Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎^[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa