Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/
malaŋ
This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/malaŋ/
Noun
*malaŋ
misfortune
,
bad luck
Descendants
Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
Proto-Oceanic:
Proto-Polynesian:
*mala
Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:
Proto-Eastern Polynesian::
Marquesic:
Hawaiian:
mala
Mangarevan:
mara
Rapa Nui:
mara
Western Polynesian:
Ellicean-Futunic:
East Futuna:
mala
Pukapukan:
mala
Tikopia:
mara
,
mala
Tuvaluan:
mala
Samoic:
Samoan:
mala
Tokelauan:
mala
Tongic:
Niuean:
malaia
Tongan:
mala
Southeast Solomonic:
Sa'a:
mala
Southern Oceanic:
Mota:
mala
Western Malayo-Polynesian:
Balinese:
malang
Malay:
malang
Indonesian:
malang
Further reading
Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *malaŋ
Polynesian Lexicon Project Online – MALA.3