Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/təŋaq

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təŋaʔ/

Noun

*təŋaq

1. centre
2. half

Descendants

• Proto-Philippine
  • Aklanon: tunga
  • Bikol Central: tanga
  • Binukid: tenga
  • Cebuano: tunga
  • Hanunoo: tunga
  • Ilocano: tengnga
  • Isnag: tangnga
  • Western Bukidnon Manobo: tenga
  • Southern Bontoc: tenga
  • Northern Bontoc: tenga
  • Tagalog: gitna
  • Tausug: tunga
  • Yakan: tenga
• Ida'an: tengnga
• Timugon Murut: tanga
• Malagasy: tena-tena
• Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands:
  • Proto-Batak
    • Karo Batak: tengah
  • Mentawai: tenga
• Rejang: tengeê
• Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan
• Sundanese: ᮒᮨᮍᮂ (tengah)
  • Proto-Malayo-Chamic
    • Balinese: tengah
    • Proto-Malayic
      • Malay: tengah
        • Indonesian: tengah
• Javanese: tengah
• Proto-South Sulawesi: *tɨŋŋa
  • Makasar: tangnga