Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/duha

This Proto-Malayo-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed words 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

**Proto-Malayo-Polynesian cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : *duha

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /duha/

Numeral

*duha

two

Descendants

Borneo-Philippines:
- Barito:
  - Malagasy: roa
- Philippine:
  - Aklanon: daywa
  - Tagalog: dalawa
  - Cebuano: duha
  - Hiligaynon: duha
  - Ilocano: dua
- Sama-Bajaw:
  - West Coast Bajau: duo
Sunda-Sulawesi:
- Malayo-Sumbawan:
  - Malayo-Chamic:
    - Malayic: *dua(ʔ)
      - Banjarese: dua
      - Malayan
        Malay: dua / duă / دوا‎
        Indonesian: dua
        Minangkabau: duo
- South Sulawesi:
  - Buginese: ᨉᨘᨓ (dua)
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  - Oceanic:
    - Central-Eastern Oceanic:
      - Fijian: rua
      - Micronesian:
        Marshallese: ruo
      - Polynesian: *rua
        Niuean: ua
        Nuclear Polynesian:
        Eastern Polynesian:
        Hawaiian: lua
        Maori: rua
        Rapa Nui: rua
        South Marquesan: 'ua
        Samoan: lua
        Tuvaluan: lua
        Wallisian: lua
        Tongan: ua
      - Rotuman: rua
  - Sumba-Flores:
    - Palu'e: rua
  - Timor-Babar:
    - Tetum: rua