Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/tiaN

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): /tialʲ/

Noun

*tiaN

1. belly

Descendants

• Amis: tiyad
• Bunun: tian
• Hoanya-Papora: tiat ~ chias
• Kavalan: tian, mtian (“pregnant”)
• Kulon-Pazeh: tial
• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *tian (see there for further descendants)
• Paiwan: tjialj
• Saisiyat: tial
• Thao: tiaz

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *tiaN