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Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/qaNiCu

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): /qalʲit͡su/, /ʔalʲit͡su/

Noun

*qaNiCu

  1. ghost (spirit of the dead)
  2. owl

Descendants
  • Amis: hanito
  • Atayal: aliyutux, 'aliyutux
  • Bunun: hanitu, qanitu
  • Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *qanitu (see there for further descendants)
  • Puyuma: haɭtu
  • Rukai: aɭico
  • Saaroa: 'ilhicu, ilhicu
  • Sakizaya: dito
  • Siraya: litto, litu
  • Taivoan: anitu
  • Tsou: hicu

Further reading
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