Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/NiSawa

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): /ʎisawa/

Noun

*NiSawa

  1. breath

Verb

*NiSawa

  1. to breathe

Descendants

  • Siraya: xinawa
  • Thao: shminaw
  • Tsouic: *ñiSáwa
    • Tsou: nsou
    • Southern Tsouic
      • Kanakanabu: ngisaa (“breath”)
      • Saaroa: muruniianiia (“to breathe”)
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *nihawa (see there for further descendants)

References

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