Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/pitu

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 : *pitu

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pitu/

Numeral

*pitu

seven

Descendants

Javanese: pitu
Malagasy: fito
Malayic: *pitu
- Banjarese: pitu
- Indonesian: pitu
- Malay: pitu / ڤيتو‎
Oceanic:
- Fijian: vitu
- Rotuman: hifu
- Polynesian: *fitu
  - Hawaiian: hiku
  - Maori: whitu
  - Rapa Nui: hitu
  - Samoan: fitu
  - South Marquesan: fitu
  - Tongan: fitu
Philippine:
- Central Philippine:
  - Aklanon: pitó
  - Bikol Central: pitó
  - Cebuano: pito
  - Hiligaynon: pito
  - Tagalog: pito
  - Waray: pitó
- Northern Luzon:
  - Ilocano: pito
Tetum: hitu
West Coast Bajau: pitu'