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Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/liqəʀ

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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

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /liʔəʀ/, /liqər/

Noun

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*liqəʀ

  1. neck (the part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals)

Descendants

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  • Amis: li'el, li'er
  • Kanakanabu: ʉ'ʉrʉ, ɦʉʔʉɾin
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *liqəʀ (see there for further descendants)
  • Paiwan: liqe, liqu (throat)
  • Rukai: ləə
  • Sakizaya: li'el

Further reading

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