Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/balian

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 edit

Etymology edit

  • Proto-Western-Malayo-Polynesian: *balian (Blust, 2008)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

*balian

  1. shaman; shamaness
  2. shamanistic ceremony

Descendants edit

  • Celebic:
    • Bungku–Tolaki:
      • Kulisusu: wolia
    • Kaili–Pamona:
    • Wotu–Wolio:
  • Greater Barito:
  • Malayo-Sumbawan:
  • North Borneo:
  • Old Javanese: walen, walyan
  • Philippine:
    • Greater Central Philippine:
    • Minahasan: *balian
    • Sangiric: *balian
  • South-Sulawesi:

Further reading edit

  • Blust, R., Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition[1]