Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/nihawa

This Proto-Philippine 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-Philippine

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nihawa/

Noun

*nihawa

breath
life force

Verb

*nihawa

to breathe

Descendants

Batanic:
- Ibatan: hinawa
- Yami: inawan
Central Luzon:
- Kapampangan: -ináwa, isnáwa
- Sambalic:
  - Bolinao: ináwa
  - Botolan Sambal: inawáwen
  - Mag-Anchi Ayta: isnáwa
  - Sambali: inanáwa
Greater Central Philippine: *gi-nihawa
- Central Philippine:
  - Bikol:
    - Bikol Central: ginháwa
  - Mansaka–Mandayan:
    - Mansaka: ginawa
  - Tagalog: ginháwa
  - Visayan:
    - Cebu:
      - Cebuano: ginháwa
    - Central:
      - Hiligaynon: ginháwa
      - Romblomanon: ginhāwa
      - Waray-Waray: ginháwa
    - South:
      - Surigaonon: ginhawa
      - Tandaganon: ginhawa
      - Tausug: ginhawa
    - West:
      - Aklanon: ginháwa
      - Caluyanun: gináwa
      - Inonhan: ginháwa
- Danao:
  - Maranao: ginawa
- Gorontalo–Mongondow:
  - Mongondow: gina
- Manobo:
  - Binukid: gahinawa
  - Western Bukidnon Manobo: gehinawa
- South Mangyan:
  - Hanunoo: ginháwa
Kalamian:
- Agutaynen: linawa
Northern Luzon:
- Ilocano: gináwa
- Meso-Cordilleran:
  - Pangasinan: nawá
Sangiric:
- Sangir: niawa
South Mindanao:
- Tboli: nawa
- Tiruray: ferenawa
Umiray Dumaget Agta: innawe

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