Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/niuʀ

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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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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Any PAN term for the coconut? The Taiwanese Aboriginals should be familiar with them.”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*niuʀ

  1. coconut (fruit of coco palm)

Descendants

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  • Proto-Philippine: *niuʀ
    • Batanic
      • Ivatan: nyuy
      • Ibatan: nyoy
    • Northern Luzon
      • Ilocano: niog
      • Cagayan Valley
      • Northeastern Luzon
        • Casiguran Dumagat Agta: niyog
        • Dupaningan Agta: niyog
      • Meso-Cordilleran
    • Greater Central Philippine
    • Sangiric
  • Basap-Greater Barito
  • North Bornean
    • Northeast Sabahan
    • Southwest Sabahan
      • Dusunic
      • Murutic
      • Paitanic
        • Tombonuo: niuw
        • Upper Kinabatangan: niu
    • North Sarawak
    • Central Sarawak
  • Kayanic
  • Land Dayak
  • Moklenic
  • Northwest Sumatra–Barrier Islands
  • Rejang: nioa
  • Lampungic
  • Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Old Javanese: nyū, nyuu
  • South Sulawesi
  • Celebic
    • Saluan–Banggai
    • Bungku–Tolaki
    • Tomini–Tolitoli
  • Central Malayo-Polynesian
  • Chamorro: niyok
  • Palauan: lius
  • Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
    • Halmahera-Cenderawasih
    • Proto-Oceanic: *niuʀ
      • Admiralty Islands–Yapese:
        • Andra-Hus: niw
        • Lele (Papua New Guinea): niw
        • Yapese: niiw
      • Central–Eastern Oceanic:
        • Central Oceanic:
          • East Fijian-Polynesian:
            • Fijian: niu
            • Proto-Polynesian: *niu
              • Nuclear Polynesian:
                • Eastern Polynesian:
                  • Marquesic:
                    • Hawaiian: niu
                    • Mangarevan: niu
                    • South Marquesan: niu
                  • Rapa Nui: niu
                  • Tahitic:
                    • Maori: niu (divining stick)
                    • Rakahanga-Manihiki: niu
                    • Rarotongan: , niu (dialectal)
                    • Tahitian: niu (archaic)
                • Western Polynesian:
                  • Ellicean–Outlier:
                  • Futunic:
                  • Samoic:
              • Tongic:
          • West Fijian-Rotuman:
            • Rotuman: niu
            • Western Fijian: niu
        • Micronesian:
          • Chuukese:
          • Gilbertese: ni
          • Marshallese: ni
          • Mokilese: ni
          • Pohnpeian: nih
          • Woleaian: liu
        • Southeast Solomonic:
        • Southern Oceanic:
      • Mussau-Emira: niu
      • Western Oceanic: