Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/(i)ni(ʔ)

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)ni.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(i)ni(ʔ)/

Determiner

*(i)ni(ʔ)

this (the (thing) here)
this (known (thing) just mentioned)
this (known (thing) about to be mentioned)
this (known (thing) that the speaker does not think is known to the audience)

Pronoun

*(i)ni(ʔ)

this (The thing, item, etc. being indicated)

Descendants

Malayic
- Malay: ini / ni / اين‎ / ني‎
  - Indonesian: ini