Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bətuŋ

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *bətuŋ.

Noun

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*bətuŋ

  1. bamboo of very large diameter, probably Dendrocalamus sp.

Descendants

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  • Philippine
    • Central Philippine
      • Bikol Central: butóng
      • Visayan
    • Danao
    • Manobo
  • Barito
  • North Bornean
    • North Sarawakan
  • Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Central Malayo-Polynesian
  • Oceanic
    • Admiralty Islands

References

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