Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/malaŋ

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /malaŋ/

Noun

*malaŋ

misfortune, bad luck

Descendants

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Oceanic:
  - Polynesian: *mala
    - Nuclear Polynesian:
      - Marquesic:
        Hawaiian: mala
      - Ellicean-Futunic:
        East Futuna: mala
        Pukapukan: mala
        Tikopia: mala
        Tuvaluan: mala
      - Samoic:
        Samoan: mala
        Tokelauan: mala
    - Tongic:
      - Niuean: malaia
      - Tongan: mala
  - Southeast Solomonic:
    - Sa'a: mala
  - Southern Oceanic:
    - Mota: mala
Western Malayo-Polynesian:
- Sunda-Sulawesi:
  - Balinese: malang
  - Malay: malang
    - Indonesian: malang

Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/malaŋ

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Pronunciation

Noun

Descendants

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