Reconstruction:Proto-South Sulawesi/babine

This Proto-South Sulawesi 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-South Sulawesi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi.

Noun

*babine

1. woman

Descendants

• Coastal Konjo: bahine
• Makasar: baine
• Mamasa: baine
• Bambam: baine

References

• Mills, Roger Frederick (1975). Proto South Sulawesi and proto Austronesian phonology. Ph.D. dissertation. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan.