Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Sabaʀat

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sabaʀat/, /sabarat/

Noun

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*Sabaʀat

  1. east or south wind

Usage notes

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In Formosa, this term refers to the western wind or eastern wind and monsoons on Malayo-Polynesian and its Southeast Asian descendants, but on some Polynesian reflexes, where their location is beyond reach of the winds or monsoons, this refers to strong storm winds without reference to cardinal direction. See the Austronesian Comparative Dictionary link below for further reading.

Descendants

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  • East Formosan
    • Kavalanic
      • Kavalan: balat, sbalat (east wind)
    • Ami
  • Tsouic
    • Southern Tsouic
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *habaʀat (southwest monsoon)

Further reading

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