Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Naŋuy

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): /ʎaŋuj/

Verb

*Naŋuy

  1. (intransitive) to swim

Descendants

  • East Formosan
    • Kavalanic
      • Basay: nanguy
      • Kavalan: nanguy
  • Puyuma: nanguy
  • Paiwan: ɬanguy
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *naŋuy
    • Proto-Philippine: *naŋúy
    • Chamorro: nangu
    • Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
      • Timor-Babar
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *laŋuy
  • Sundanese: ngojay

References

  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Naŋuy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI