Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/nipay

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nipaj/

Noun

*nipay

1. snake (legless reptile)

Descendants

• Philippine
  • Greater Central Philippine
    • Maguindanao: nipay
    • Maranao: nipay
• Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  • Fordata: nifa

Synonyms

• *hulaʀ