Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/
(si-)ia
This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/(çi)ia/
Pronoun
*(si-)ia
he
,
him
,
his
,
she
,
her
,
it
Descendants
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian:
*(si-)ia
Proto-Malayic:
*ia
Nuclear Malayic
Malay:
dia
,
ia
Indonesian:
dia
,
ia
Ibanic
Iban:
iya
Proto-Oceanic:
*ia
Proto-Polynesian:
*ia
(
see there for further descendants
)
Uneapa:
ia
Proto-Philippine:
*(si-)ia
Cebuano:
siya
,
iya
Tagalog:
siya
,
sila
Malagasy:
izy
See also
Proto-Austronesian personal pronouns
singular
plural
1st person
*(i-)aku
*(i-)kita
(inclusive)
*kami
(exclusive)
2nd person
*(i-)kaSu
*
(i-)kamu
(i)
u
3rd person
*(si-)ia
*(si-)ida