Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bənər

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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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Reconstruction

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Although the sound changes appear to be regular, these could represent separate innovations between Western Indonesian and Eastern Polynesian, with the similarity being accidental on account of final *-r. Note that the Philippine reflexes appear to be borrowed from Malay.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*bənər

  1. right, correct

Descendants

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  • Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
    • Proto-Oceanic: *bonor
      • Proto-Polynesian: *pono
        • Proto-Eastern Polynesian:
        • Western Polynesian:
          • Futunic:
  • Western Malayo-Polynesian:

Further reading

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