Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/ɣatep

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Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/ɣatep

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Proto-Austronesian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *ɣatep

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣatəp/

Numeral

*ɣatep [1]

1. five

   Synonym: *lima

Derived terms

(Note: these derivations are very tentative, such compound cannot phonologically lead to the claimed numerals)

• *ɣatep-i-duSa (“two”)
  • → *pitu (“seven”)
• *ɣatep-a-təlu (“three”)
  • → *walu (“eight”)
• *ɣatep-i-Səpat (“four”)
  • → *Siwa (“nine”)

Descendants

• Northern Formosan:
  • Northwest Formosan:
    • Pazeh: xaseb, xasep
  • Western Plains:
    • Babuza:
      • Taokas: hasap

References

1. Sagart, Laurent (2004) The higher phylogeny of Austronesian and the position of Tai-Kadai, Oceanic Linguistics, 43 (2), pp.411-444