Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/ñawa

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This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nihawa, from Proto-Austronesian *NiSawa.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɲawa/

Noun[edit]

*ñawa

breath
life force

Verb[edit]

*ñawa

to breathe

Descendants[edit]

Iban: nyawa
Malay: nyawa
- Indonesian: nyawa
Urak Lawoi': ญาวา (nyawa)

External links[edit]

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