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Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/qaNuaŋ

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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): /ʔalʲuaŋ/, /qalʲuaŋ/

Noun

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*qaNuaŋ

  1. water buffalo, carabao

Descendants

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  • Northern Formosan
    • Northwest Formosan
      • Pazeh: núang (buffalo)
    • Western Plains
      • Papora: loan (buffalo)
      • Thao: qnuan (deer; cow; carabao)
  • Tsouic
    • Southern Tsouic
  • East Formosan
    • Sirayaic
      • Siraya: luang (large animal)
  • Bunun: hanvang (deer; cow)
  • Rukai: lwange (cow)
  • Paiwan: ljuang (cattle)
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *qanuaŋ

References

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