Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/bəʀay

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): /bəʀaj/

Verb

*bəʀay

to give

Descendants

East Formosan:
- Ami:
  - Amis: feli
- Kavalanic:
  - Basay: vlay (Trobiawan)
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *bəʀay (see there for further descendants)
Northern Formosan:
- Proto-Atayalic: *bəgay
  - Atayal: biqay
  - Seediq: bege-
  - Taroko: bgay-
- Northwest Formosan:
  - Saisiyat: be꞉ay
Rukaic:
- Rukai: baai
Southern Formosan:
- Paiwan: vai
- Puyuma: beray

References

Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *beRay

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