Reconstruction:Proto-Philippine/qubi

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 *qubi (“yam”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qubi/

Noun

*qubi

yam; Dioscorea alata

Descendants

Batanic:
- Ibatan: ovi
- Yami: uvi
Central Luzon:
- Sambalic:
  - Abenlen Ayta: obi
  - Bolinao: úbi
Greater Central Philippine:
- Central Philippine:
  - Bikol:
    - Bikol Central: úbi
  - Tagalog: úbe, úbi
  - Mansakan:
    - Tagakaulu Kalagan: ubi
  - Visayan:
    - Asi:
      - Asi: úbi
    - Cebu:
      - Cebuano: úbi
    - Central:
      - Masbatenyo: úbi
      - Romblomanon: 'ūbi
    - South:
      - Tausug: ubi
    - West:
      - Aklanon: úbi
- Danao:
  - Maranao: obi
- Gorontalo–Mongondow:
  - Lolak: ubi
  - Mongondow: ubi
- Manobo:
  - Obo Manobo: 'uvi'
  - Western Bukidnon Manobo: uvi
- Palawanic:
  - Brooke's Point Palawano: ubi
  - Central Tagbanwa: kuvi
- South Mangyan:
  - Hanunoo: úbi
Kalamian:
- Agutaynen: obi
- Calamian Tagbanwa: kubi, kuw̓i
Minahasan:
- Tontemboan: uwi
Northern Luzon:
- Ilocano: úbi
- Cagayan Valley:
  - Isnag: úbi
  - Itawit: úbi
  - Yogad: úbi
- Meso-Cordilleran:
  - Central Cordilleran:
    - Central Bontoc: úbi
    - Kankanaey: úbi
    - Tuwali Ifugao: ubi
  - Southern Cordilleran:
    - Keley-I Kallahan: ubi
    - Pangasinan: ubí
- Northeastern Luzon:
  - Casiguran Dumagat Agta: ubí
  - Dupaningan Agta: ubi
South Mindanao (Bilic):
- Tboli: ubi
- Tiruray: 'ubi