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Formosan — a branch of Austronesian
branch
The Formosan branch of the Austronesian family: the aboriginal languages of Taiwan - the homeland. A daughter of the reconstructed proto-language; attested by the comparative method. The branch is attested; the proto-form it descends from is a reconstruction (a postulate, not sealed).
source
the Austronesian family (the comparative method; the consensus classification, Glottolog)
card id
card_austronesian_branch_formosan
address
WIT.codex.FCT/formosan/REF.WITNESSED@the-austronesian-family
adjoining cards
- part of → Austronesian — a language family: branches descending from Proto-Austronesian — a branch (tree) of the Austronesian family: Formosan
- enables → mata — a cognate across Austronesian (*mata (Proto-Austronesian)) — mata: the formosan reflexes Amis mata
- enables → lima — a cognate across Austronesian (*lima (Proto-Austronesian)) — lima: the formosan reflexes Amis lima
- enables → telu — a cognate across Austronesian (*telu (Proto-Austronesian)) — telu: the formosan reflexes Amis tulu
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