Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/buta(ʔ)

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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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buta, from Proto-Austronesian *buCa.

Adjective

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*buta(ʔ)

  1. blind

Descendants

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  • Ibanic
    • Iban: buta
    • Keninjal: buta
    • Seberuang: buta
    • Mualang: buta
  • Malayan
  • Urak Lawoi': บูตา (buta)

References

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  • Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology[1], Canberra: The Australian National University
  • Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa