Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/taliŋa

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa, from Proto-Austronesian *Caliŋa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taliŋa/

Noun

*taliŋa

1. (anatomy) ear (organ of hearing)

Descendants

• Central–Eastern Oceanic:
  • Central Pacific:
    • East Fijian-Polynesian:
      • Fijian: daliga
      • Proto-Polynesian: *taliŋa
        • Nuclear Polynesian:
          • Eastern Polynesian:
            • Central Eastern Polynesian:
              • Marquesic:
                • Mangarevan: teriga
              • Tahitic:
                • Maori: taringa
                • Rarotongan: taringa
                • Tahitian: tariʻa
            • Rapa Nui: tariga
          • Western Polynesian:
            • Ellicean–Outlier:
              • Nukuoro: dalinga, taninga
              • Nuguria: tarina
              • Tuvaluan: taliga
            • Futunic:
              • Pukapukan: talinga
              • Futuna-Aniwa: taringa
              • Tikopia: taringa
            • Samoic:
              • Samoan: taliga
              • Tokelauan: taliga
        • Tongic:
          • Niuafo'ou: talinga
          • Niuean: teliga
          • Tongan: telinga
    • West Fijian-Rotuman:
      • Rotuman: faliga
      • Western Fijian: taliga
  • Micronesian:
    • Chuukese: selinga
    • Pohnpeian: salonga, karonge
    • Woleaian: taling
  • Southeast Solomonic:
    • Arosi: karingana
    • Gela: talinga
    • To'abaita: alinga, alingana
  • Southern Oceanic:
    • Paamese: ralingo
    • Apma: diling, dalinga
• Western Oceanic:
  • Motu: taia
  • Sinaugoro: teɣa