Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/(si-)ia

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

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(si)ia/

Pronoun

*(si-)ia

1. he, him, his, she, her, it

Descendants

• Proto-Malayic: *ia
  • Nuclear Malayic
    • Malay: dia, ia
      • Indonesian: dia, ia
  • Ibanic
    • Iban: iya
  • Proto-Oceanic: *ia
    • Proto-Polynesian: *ia (see there for further descendants)
    • Uneapa: ia
• Proto-Philippine: *(si-)ia
  • Cebuano: siya, iya
  • Tagalog: siya, sila
• Malagasy: izy

See also

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian personal pronouns

			singular	plural
1st person			*(i-)aku	*(i-)kita (inclusive) *kami (exclusive)
2nd person			*(i-)kahu	*(i-)kam(i)u
3rd person			*(si-)ia	*(si-)ida