Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/ɣatep

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Proto-Austronesian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *ɣatep

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣatəp/

Numeral

*ɣatep

1. five

   Synonym: *lima

Derived terms

(Note: these derivations are very tentative, such compound cannot phonologically lead to the claimed numerals)

• *ɣatep-i-duSa (“two”)
  • → *pitu (“seven”)
• *ɣatep-a-təlu (“three”)
  • → *walu (“eight”)
• *ɣatep-i-Səpat (“four”)
  • → *Siwa (“nine”)

Descendants

• East Formosan:
  • Luilang: nalup, naru
• Northwest Formosan:
  • Pazeh: xaseb, xasep
  • Saisiyat: haseb
• Western Plains:
  • Babuza: nahup, nachab
    • Favorlang: archab
  • Taokas: hasap, kasap
  • Hoanya: hasip