Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/taliŋa

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 *taliŋa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /taliŋa/

Noun edit

*taliŋa

(anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

Descendants edit

Central–Eastern Oceanic:
- Central Pacific:
  - East Fijian-Polynesian:
    - Fijian: daliga
    - Proto-Polynesian: *taliŋa
      - Nuclear Polynesian:
        Eastern Polynesian:
        Central Eastern Polynesian:
        Marquesic:
        Mangarevan: teriga
        Tahitic:
        Maori: taringa
        Rarotongan: taringa
        Tahitian: tari'a
        Rapa Nui: tariga
        Western Polynesian:
        Ellicean–Outlier:
        Nukuoro: dalinga, taninga
        Nuguria: tarina
        Tuvaluan: taliga
        Futunic:
        Pukapukan: talinga
        Futuna-Aniwa: taringa
        Tikopia: taringa
        Samoic:
        Samoan: taliga
        Tokelauan: taliga
      - Tongic:
        Niuafo'ou: talinga
        Niuean: teliga
        Tongan: telinga
  - West Fijian-Rotuman:
    - Rotuman: faliga
    - Western Fijian: taliga
- Micronesian:
  - Chuukese: selinga
  - Pohnpeian: salonga, karonge
  - Woleaian: taling
- Southeast Solomonic:
  - Arosi: karingana
  - Gela: talinga
  - To'abaita: alinga, alingana
- Southern Oceanic:
  - Paama: ralingo
  - Apma: diling, dalinga
Western Oceanic:
- Motu: taia
- Sinaugoro: teɣa