Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/kau

This Proto-Malayic 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-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kau/

Pronoun

*kau sg

1. you, your sg

Descendants

Although Adelaar (1992) does reconstruct this pronoun with an optional glottal stop (*kau(ʔ)), this final consonant does not exist in any languages of western Borneo (which are notable for best preserving the original glottal stop).

• Kendayan: kau
• Malay: engkau, kau, kau-, -kau, dikau
  • Indonesian: engkau, kau, kau-, -kau, dikau

See also

Proto-Malayic personal pronouns

			singular	plural
1st person			*aku	*kita(ʔ) (inclusive) *kami (exclusive)
2nd person			*kau	*kamu(ʔ)
3rd person			*ia	*sida(ʔ)