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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/pəñu

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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 *pəñu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*pəñu

  1. turtle
  2. sea turtle

Descendants

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  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *pəñu
    • Central Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
      • Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih:
      • Proto-Oceanic: *poñu
        • Admiralty Islands:
          • Eastern:
            • Manus:
              • Eastern Manus:
              • Intermediate:
              • Western Manus:
            • Southeast:
          • Western:
        • Central-Eastern Oceanic:
        • St. Matthias Islands:
          • Mussau-Emira: onu
        • Western Oceanic:
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:

Further reading

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