Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/bətuŋ

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Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *bətuŋ.

Noun

*bətuŋ

  1. bamboo of very large diameter, probably Dendrocalamus sp.

Descendants

  • Philippine
    • Central Philippine
      • Bikol Central: butóng
      • Visayan
    • Danao
    • Manobo
  • Barito
  • North Bornean
    • North Sarawakan
  • Malayo-Sumbawan
  • Central Malayo-Polynesian
  • Oceanic
    • Admiralty Islands

References

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