Reconstruction:Proto-South Sulawesi/babine

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This Proto-South Sulawesi 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-South Sulawesi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *babinahi.

Noun

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*babine

  1. woman

Descendants

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  • Coastal Konjo: bahine
  • Makasar: baine
  • Mamasa: baine
  • Bambam: baine

References

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  • Mills, Roger Frederick (1975). Proto South Sulawesi and proto Austronesian phonology. Ph.D. dissertation. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan.