Proto-Austronesian

Facts

  • Language: Proto-Austronesian
  • Alternate names:
  • Language code: xausp
  • Language family: Austronesian (SIL classification)
  • Number of speakers: Extinct
  • Script:

More information:

    Introduction

    The Proto-Austronesian language (PAN) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Austronesian languages, one of the world's major language families.

    The Proto-Austronesian Verb

    Sample Verbs

    *Nakawto walk
    *Naŋuyto swim
    *bajaqto know
    *nemnemto think
    *tuduRto sleep
    *diRito stand
    *taSiqto sew
    *m-aCayto die, be dead
    *piliqto choose
    *layapto fly