Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/lima

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral edit

**Proto-Oceanic cardinal numbers**
< 4	5	6 >
Cardinal : *lima

*lima

five

Descendants edit

Southern Oceanic
- Central Vanuatu
  - Malakula
    - Aulua: elima
    - Big Nambas: iləm'
    - Neve'ei: ilim
    - Neverver: ilim
    - Maskelynes: erim
    - Labo: selme
    - Mae: ilin
    - Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin: ilim
    - Vao: xelime
- Southern Melanesian
  - South Efate: ilim
Western Oceanic
- Meso-Melanesian
  - Northwest Solomonic
    - Mono-Uruavan
      - Alu: lima
- Ngero-Vitiaz
  - Ngero
    - Lusi: lima