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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/datu

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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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From Proto-Austronesian *datu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*datu

  1. king

Descendants

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  • Proto-Philippine:
    • Central Philippine
      • Mansakan
        • Mandayan
          • Mansaka: dato (chief)
      • Palawanic
      • Tagalog: datu
      • Visayan
    • Manobo
      • North Manobo
        • Higaonon: datu (king)
  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *fatu
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  • Old Javanese: ḍatu, ratu
  • Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:

See also

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Further reading

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