Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/lima

This Proto-Oceanic 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-Oceanic

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima.

Numeral

Proto-Oceanic cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *lima

*lima

1. five

Descendants

• Southern Oceanic
  • Central Vanuatu
    • Malakula
      • Aulua: elima
      • Big Nambas: iləm'
      • Neve'ei: ilim
      • Neverver: ilim
      • Maskelynes: erim
      • Labo: selme
      • Mae: ilin
      • Uripiv-Wala-Rano-Atchin: ilim
      • Vao: xelime
  • Southern Melanesian
    • South Efate: ilim
• Western Oceanic
  • Meso-Melanesian
    • Northwest Solomonic
      • Mono-Uruavan
        • Alu: lima
  • Ngero-Vitiaz
    • Ngero
      • Lusi: lima