Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/siwa

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

**Proto-Malayo-Polynesian cardinal numbers**
< 8	9	10 >
Cardinal : *siwa

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *Siwa via a Formosan language. The expected reflex is *hiwa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siwa/

Numeral

*siwa

nine

Descendants

Balinese: siə
Fijian: ciwa
Malagasy: sivy
Proto-Polynesian: *hiwa (see there for further descendants)
Rotuman: siva
Tetum: sia

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