Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/taləs
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Etymology
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *taləs (Blust, 2008)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taləs/
Noun
*taləs
Descendants
- Proto-Philippine: *táləs
- Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
- Nias: talö
- Rejang: ꤳꤾꥍꤼ꥓ (taleus)
- Lampungic
- Malayo-Sumbawan
- Old Javanese: talĕs
- Central Malayo-Polynesian
- Palauan: dáit
- Proto-Oceanic: *talos
- Western Oceanic
- Central-Eastern Oceanic
- Southern Oceanic
- Central Vanuatu
- Malakula
- Big Nambas: taro
- Paama–Ambrym
- Paamese: tāro
- Shepherd–Efate
- North Efate: na-tale
- Malakula
- South Vanuatu
- Sie: ntal
- Central Vanuatu
- Southeast Solomonic
- Micronesian
- Gilbertese: taororo
- Central Pacific
- Southern Oceanic
Further reading
- Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *taləs
- Wolff, J. U. (2010) Proto-Austronesian Phonology with Glossary, NY: Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications