Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/duha

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

**Proto-Malayo-Polynesian cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : *duha

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /duha/

Numeral

*duha

two

Descendants

Barito:
- Malagasy: roa
Proto-Philippine:
- Aklanon: daywa
- Cebuano: duha
- Hiligaynon: duha
- Ilocano: dua
- Tagalog: dalawa
- Waray-Waray: duha
Sama-Bajaw:
- West Coast Bajau: duo
Old Javanese: rwa, ro
- → Balinese: ᬭ᭄ᬯ (rua)
- > Javanese: ꦫꦺꦴ (ro) (inherited)
- ⇒ Javanese: ꦫꦺꦴꦫꦺꦴ (roro), ꦭꦺꦴꦫꦺꦴ (loro)
- → Balinese: ᬭᭀ (ro)
Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan:
- Proto-Malayo-Chamic:
  - Proto-Malayic: *dua(ʔ)
    - Banjarese: dua
    - Brunei Malay: dua
    - Iban: dua
    - Malay: dua / duă / دوا
      - Indonesian: dua
    - Minangkabau: duo
    - Urak Lawoi': ดูวา (duwa)
- Proto-South Sulawesi:
  - Buginese: ᨉᨘᨓ (dua)
Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
- Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian:
  - Proto-Oceanic: *rua
    - Central-Eastern Oceanic:
      - Fijian: rua
      - Micronesian:
        Marshallese: ruo
      - Proto-Polynesian: *rua
        Proto-Nuclear Polynesian: *lua
        Proto-Eastern Polynesian: *rua
        Marquesic:
        Hawaiian: lua
        South Marquesan: 'ua
        Tahitic:
        Tahitian: rua
        Maori: rua
        Rapa Nui: rua
        Samoic-Outlier:
        Ellician:
        Tuvaluan: lua
        Futunic:
        Wallisian: lua
        Samoic:
        Samoan: lua
        Tokelauan: lua
        Tongic: *ua
        Niuean: ua
        Tongan: ua
      - Rotuman: rua
  - Sumba-Flores:
    - Palu'e: rua
  - Timor-Babar:
    - Tetum: rua