Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/apa

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): /apa/

Pronoun

*apa

what (interrogative pronoun)
Synonym: *anu

Derived terms

*apa apa
*maŋ-apa

Descendants

Celebic:
- Kaili–Pamona:
  - Pamona: apa
- Wotu–Wolio:
  - Wolio: apa
Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *apa
- Central Malayo-Polynesian:
  - Aru:
    - Dobel: ya
  - Central Maluku:
    - Watubela: afa
  - Flores–Lembata:
    - Sika: apa
  - Sumba–Flores:
    - Bima–Sumba:
      - Komodo: apa
    - Ende–Manggarai:
      - Manggarai: apa
      - Ngadha: apa
      - Rembong: apa
    - Sumba–Hawu:
      - Laboya: afa
- Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian: *apa
  - Proto-Halmahera-Cenderawasih:
    - Buli (Indonesia): ahai
    - Kowiai: lafa
  - Proto-Oceanic: *apa
    - Proto-Polynesian:
      - Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *afa
        Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
        Hawaiian: aha
        Maori: aha
        Rapa Nui: aha
        Tahitian: aha
Chamorro: hafa
Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
- Bali–Sasak–Sumbawa:
  - Balinese: ᬳᬧ (apa)
  - Sasak: apa
- Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
  - Proto-Chamic:
    - Acehnese: peuë
  - Proto-Malayic: *apa
    - Brunei Malay: apa
    - Malay: apa
      - Indonesian: apa
    - Minangkabau: apo
Land Dayak:
- Bidayuh–Rejang:
  - Bukar-Sadung Bidayuh: apa
Proto-North Sarawak:
- Dayic:
  - Kelabit: apeh
Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands:
- Batak:
  - Karo Batak: ᯀᯇ (apa)
- Mentawai: apa
Old Javanese: apa
- Javanese: ꦲꦥ (apa)
Proto-Philippine: *apa
- Minahasan:
  - Tontemboan: apa
- Sangiric:
  - Sangir: apa
  - Talaud: apa
Proto-South Sulawesi: *apa
- Makasar: 𑻱𑻣 (apa)
- Mandar: apa
- Tae': apa

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *apa