Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qubi
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Etymology
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *qubi (Blust, 2008)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /qubi/
Noun
*qubi
- The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.
Descendants
- Celebic:
- Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *qubi
- Central Malayo-Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *qubi
- Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih:
- Proto-Oceanic: *qupi
- Admiralty Islands:
- Central-Eastern Oceanic:
- Central Pacific: *quvi
- Southeast Solomonic:
- Southern Oceanic:
- Central Vanuatu:
- Epi:
- Bierebo: yuwi
- Malakula:
- Avava: o-ovi
- Namakura: ʔuw
- Epi:
- South Vanuatu:
- Sie: n-up
- Ura (Vanuatu): n-up
- Central Vanuatu:
- Western Oceanic:
- Greater Barito:
- Kayanic:
- Rejang Kayan: uve'
- Lampungic
- Lampung Api: hubi
- Land Dayak:
- Bidayuh–Rejang:
- Rejang: ꥆꥈꥀꤷꥊ (uabai)
- Bidayuh–Rejang:
- Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan: *hubi
- Moklenic:
- Moken: koboi
- North Borneo:
- Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands:
- Old Javanese: huwi
- Proto-Philippine: *qubi
- Batanic:
- Central Luzon:
- Greater Central Philippine:
- Kalamian:
- Minahasan:
- Tontemboan: uwi
- Northern Luzon:
- South Mindanao (Bilic):
- Tboli: ubi
- Tiruray: 'ubi
- Proto-South Sulawesi:
- Tae': ui
Further reading
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qubi
- Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications