Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/naŋuy

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *Naŋuy.

Alternative forms

• *laŋuy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naŋuj/

Verb

*naŋuy

1. (intransitive) to swim

Descendants

• Proto-Philippine: *naŋúy
  • Ibaloi: nangoy
• Chamorro: nangu
• Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
  • Timor-Babar
    • Tetum: nani