Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bihaʀ

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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

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Noun

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*bihaʀ

  1. captive, one taken alive in war

Verb

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*bihaʀ

  1. to spare, to allow to live

Descendants

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  • Philippine
    • Batanic
      • Ivatan: vihay, viyay, vyay
      • Ibatan: byay
    • Northern Luzon
      • Ilocano: biág
      • Cagayan Valley
      • Meso-Cordilleran
        • Pangasinan: biláy (with metathesis)
    • Central Luzon
    • Greater Central Philippine
    • South Mindanao
    • Sangiric
      • Sangir: biaheʔ
  • North Bornean
    • Southwest Sabahan
      • Murutic
      • Paitanic
  • Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Central Malayo-Polynesian
    • Sumba–Flores

References

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