Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/(si-)ia

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(çi)ia/

Pronoun

*(si-)ia

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

Descendants

• Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *(si-)ia
  • 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-Austronesian personal pronouns

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