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Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/mala

This Proto-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-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *malaŋ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈma.la/

Noun

*mala

  1. misfortune, disaster

Descendants
  • Nuclear Polynesian:
    • Marquesic:
    • Ellicean-Futunic:
    • Samoic:
  • Tongic:

Further reading
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