Proto-Austronesian

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Proto-Austronesian is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Austronesian language family, from which languages such as Javanese, Tagalog, and Malay are derived.

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Generate an image of Proto-Austronesian (Proto-Austronesian is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Austronesian language family, from which languages such as Javanese, Tagalog, and Malay are derived.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language ⓘ
proto-language ⓘ
reconstructed language ⓘ
belongsToLanguageFamily Austronesian language family ⓘ
hasApproximateHomeland Taiwan ⓘ
island Southeast Asia ⓘ
hasEstimatedDating circa 4000–3000 BCE ⓘ
hasLexicalReconstruction *anak ‘child’ ⓘ
*baqeRu ‘new’ ⓘ
*inum ‘drink’ ⓘ
*ma-qatej ‘dead’ ⓘ
*ma-qatej ‘die’ ⓘ
*ma-qayaw ‘go up’ ⓘ
*pusa ‘cat’ ⓘ
*qabu ‘ash’ ⓘ
*qasu ‘smoke’ ⓘ
*qaya ‘what’ ⓘ
hasMorphologicalFeature affixation ⓘ
focus system ⓘ
reduplication ⓘ
voice system ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature contrastive nasal consonants ⓘ
contrastive stops ⓘ
simple vowel system ⓘ
hasReconstructionMethod comparative method ⓘ
hasResearchField comparative Austronesian linguistics ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ
hasStatus reconstructed ⓘ
unattested ⓘ
hasSubgroup Proto-Formosan ⓘ
linked to: Formosan languages

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ⓘ
hasSyntacticFeature Austronesian alignment ⓘ
verb-initial word order ⓘ
hasTimeDepth Neolithic period ⓘ
linked to: Stone Age
hasWritingSystem none ⓘ
isAncestorOf Austronesian languages ⓘ
Cebuano ⓘ
linked to: Cebuano language

Chamorro ⓘ
Fijian ⓘ
linked to: Fijian languages

Formosan languages ⓘ
Hawaiian ⓘ
Ilocano ⓘ
linked to: Ilocano language

Indonesian ⓘ
Javanese ⓘ
Malagasy ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ
Maori ⓘ
linked to: Māori

Oceanic languages ⓘ
Philippine languages ⓘ
Rapa Nui ⓘ
linked to: Easter Island

Samoan ⓘ
Tagalog ⓘ
Tongan ⓘ
studiedBy Otto Dempwolff ⓘ
Paul Jen-kuei Li ⓘ
Robert Blust ⓘ

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Referenced by (116)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Modern Javanese → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Southern Luzon languages → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Marshallese language group → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Marquesic languages → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Winaray → hasLinguisticAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Ulithian → hasLinguisticAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Baeggu → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Simbo → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Iwak language → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Bugotu → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Talise → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Fataleka → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Proto-Sino-Tibetan → comparedTo → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Nggela language → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Austronesian linguistics → studies → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Butuanon → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Hoava → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Naman → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Waihonga language → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Vaitupu dialect → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Blablanga language → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Baniata → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Vangunu → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Mota → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Suwawa language → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Marau language → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Maanyan language → hasLinguisticAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Mangaian dialect → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Mitiaro dialect → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Paul Jen-kuei Li → researchInterest → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Komering language → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Proto-Micronesian → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Vaeakau-Taumako language → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Ngeno-Ngene → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Ngeto-Ngete → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Toba Batak → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Limos Kalinga → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Murik (New Ireland) → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Satawan dialect → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Vangunu language → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Namoluk dialect → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Pakpak Simsim → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Pakpak Keppas → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Wajo dialect → hasAncestorLanguage → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Bonerate language → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian ⓘ
Ado Kaili → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Tavaeli Kaili → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Tominanga → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Tajio Kaili → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian
Loinang dialect → hasAncestor → Proto-Austronesian language ⓘ
linked to: Proto-Austronesian