Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/kiʀay

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

Noun

*kiʀay

pandanus sp. used in making mats

Descendants

Philippine
- South Mindanao
  - Tboli: kilay
Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayic
  - Malay: kirai
Central Malayo-Polynesian
- Sumba–Flores
  - Kambera: iri
Oceanic: *kiʀe, *kiʀe-kiʀe
- Western Oceanic
  - Papuan Tip
    - Tawala: kilekile
    - Molima: kilekile
- Central–Eastern Oceanic
  - Southeast Solomonic
    - 'Are'are: ire
    - Sa'a: ile
    - Arosi: kire, gire
  - Southern Oceanic
    - Mota: gire
  - Micronesian: *kie, *kiekie
    - Gilbertese: kie
    - Pohnpeian: kie
    - Chuukese: kiya
    - Puluwat: kiy
    - Woleaian: giyegiy
  - Central Pacific
    - Western Fijian: kiakia
    - Proto-Polynesian: *kie, *kiekie
      - Takuu: kie
      - Samoan: 'ie'ie
      - Hawaiian: ʻie, ʻieʻie
      - Maori: kiekie

References

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