Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bibiʀ

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

Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *t₁ɓur, *t₁ɓər (“lip”) (Proto-Katuic *-ɓɨr (“lips”)).

Noun

*bibiʀ

(lowel) lip

Descendants

Philippine
- Northern Luzon
  - Yogad: bibig
- Greater Central Philippine
  - Central Philippine
    - Tagalog: bibig
    - Bisayan
      - Aklanon: bibig
      - Asi: bibig
      - Hiligaynon: bibig
      - Masbatenyo: bibig
  - Manobo
    - Matigsalug Manobo: bibig
  - Gorontalo–Mongondow
    - Gorontalo: biihu
    - Buol: biig
Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
- Nias: bewe
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayic
  - Malay: bibir
    - Indonesian: bibir
- Sundanese: biwir
South Sulawesi
- Makasar: bibere'
Celebic
- Kaili-Pamona
  - Lindu: wiwi
  - Moma: wiwi
- Saluan-Banggai
  - Balantak: wewer
- Wotu-Wolio
  - Wolio: biwi

References

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *bibiʀ.