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Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/walu
Proto-Austronesian
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Cardinal : *walu | ||
Etymology
Any etymology beyond this reconstructed form is controversial. Sagart (2004) considers it to have arisen after Proto-Austronesian proper, and relates it to Kulon-Pazeh xasebatulu (literally “five and three”), but Winter (2010) rejects this on phonological and historical grounds.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /walu/
Numeral
*walu
- eight
Descendants
- East Formosan:
- Kavalan: uwalu
- Malayo-Polynesian: *walu
- Borneo-Philippines:
- East Barito:
- Malagasy: valo
- Philippine:
- Aklanon: waeo
- Asi: wayo
- Bikol Central: walo
- Bolinao: walo
- Botolan Sambal: walo
- Brooke's Point Palawano: walu
- Cebuano: walo
- Cuyunon: walo
- Dupaningan Agta: walu
- Hiligaynon: walo
- Ibanag: walu
- Ilocano: walo
- Kalamian:
- Agutaynen: walo
- Limos Kalinga: walu
- Maguindanao: walu
- Tagakaulu Kalagan: walu
- Tagalog: walo
- Waray-Waray: walo
- Yami: awao
- Sama-Bajaw:
- West Coast Bajau: wau'
- East Barito:
- Celebic:
- Lindu: uwalu
- Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Oceanic:
- Central-Eastern Oceanic:
- Fijian: walu
- Polynesian: *walu
- Niuean: valu
- Nuclear Polynesian:
- Anuta: varu
- Eastern Polynesian:
- Hawaiian: walu
- Maori: waru
- Rapa Nui: va'u (archaic form varu)
- Rarotongan: varu
- South Marquesan: va'u
- Tahitian: vaʻu
- Samoan: valu
- Tuvaluan: valu
- Tongan: valu
- Rotuman: vạlu
- Central-Eastern Oceanic:
- Oceanic:
- Timor-Babar:
- Tetum: ualu
- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Sunda-Sulawesi:
- Javanese: ꦮꦺꦴꦭꦸ (wolu)
- Kaili-Pamona:
- Uma: walu
- Malayo-Sumbawan:
- Madurese: ꦧꦭ꧀ꦭꦸꦃ
- Malayo-Chamic:
- Malayic: *walu
- Banjarese: walu
- Malayic: *walu
- Borneo-Philippines:
References
- Sagart, Laurent. 2004. "The higher phylogeny of Austronesian and the position of Tai-Kadai." Oceanic Linguistics 43, 2:411–444.
- Winter, Bodo. 2010. "A note on the higher phylogeny of Austronesian." Oceanic Linguistics 49, 1:282–287.