Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/ia

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(si-)ia, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ia/

Pronoun

*ia

1. he, him, his, she, her, it

Descendants

• Malayan
  • Malay: dia, ia, -nya
    • Indonesian: dia, ia, -nya
• Ibanic
  • Iban: iya

See also

Proto-Malayic personal pronouns

			singular	plural
1st person			*aku	*kita(ʔ) (inclusive) *kami (exclusive)
2nd person			*kau	*kamu(ʔ)
3rd person			*ia	*sida(ʔ)