Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/Caŋis

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡saŋiç/

Verb

*Caŋis

1. (intransitive) to cry (to weep)

Descendants

• Amis: tangic, tumangic
• Bunun: tangis
• Kanakanabu: tumangi, tumatangi
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *taŋis (see there for further descendants)
• Paiwan: tsangitj, tsmangitj
• Puyuma: ʈangis, maʈangis, ʈemaʈangis
• Saaroa: tumangi, tumatangi
• Siraya: tangi, tmangi
• Thao: canit, cmanit