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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/
-an
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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.
Contents
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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Suffix
1.3.1
Descendants
1.4
Further reading
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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Etymology
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From
Proto-Austronesian
*-an
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/an/
Suffix
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*-an
Verbal suffix marking locative focus.
Nominal suffix marking location.
Descendants
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Proto-Philippine:
*-an
Central Philippine
Bikol
Bikol Central:
-an
Tagalog:
-an
Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
Proto-Malayic:
*-an
Malayan
Malay:
-an
/
-ان
Indonesian:
-an
Further reading
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Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *-an