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Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/qabaŋ

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): /ʔabaŋ/, /qabaŋ/

Verb

*qabaŋ

(Western Malayo-Polynesian) to float (drift gently through the air)

Descendants

Malayo-Sumbawan
- Malayo-Chamic
  - Proto-Malayic: *hambaŋ
    - Malayan
      - Malay: ambang
        Indonesian: ambang

External links

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *qabaŋ

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