Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/tuli

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuli/

Adjective

*tuli

  1. deaf (not hearing)

Descendants

  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Oceanic: *tuli (see there for further descendants)
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Philippine: *tuli
    • Celebic:
      • Proto-Bungku-Tolaki: *tuli
      • Kulisusu: culi
      • Muna: tuli
    • Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands:
    • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
    • Old Javanese: tuli
    • Proto-South Sulawesi:
      • Tae': katuling

Further reading