Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/-um-

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Austronesian *-um-.

Infix[edit]

*-um-

inflectional affix marking actor voice

Descendants[edit]

Philippines
- Cebuano: mo-, -um-
- Hiligaynon: -um-
- Tagalog: -um-
Northwest Sumatra-Barrier Islands
- Nias: -um-
Celebic
- Balantak: -um-
Old Javanese: -um-

References[edit]

Blust, Robert & Stephen Trussell, Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *<um>.

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