Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(ma-)wiʀi

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This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian 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-Malayo-Polynesian

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Etymology

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*ma- +‎ *wiʀi

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /(ma)wiʀi/, /(ma)wiri/

Adjective

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*(ma-)wiʀi

  1. left (the west side of the body when one is facing north)

Descendants

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  • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Oceanic: *mawiʀi
      • Admiralty Islands:
      • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
        • Central Pacific:
          • Fijian: mawī
          • Proto-Polynesian: *maui (see there for further descendants)
        • Micronesian:
        • Southeast Solomonic:
        • Southern Oceanic:
      • Western Oceanic:
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Celebic:

Further reading

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