Proto-Tongic
E604763
Proto-Tongic is the hypothesized ancestral language from which the modern Tongic languages, such as Tongan and Niuean, are believed to have descended.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
proto-language
ⓘ
reconstructed language ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Niuean language
ⓘ
Tongan language ⓘ Tongic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| differsFrom | Proto-Nuclear Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
comparative reconstruction of sound correspondences
ⓘ
shared innovations in Tongic languages ⓘ |
| follows | Proto-Polynesian ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Niuean branch
ⓘ
Tongan branch ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Futunic dialects
ⓘ
Niuean NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongan ⓘ |
| hasGlottochronologicalStatus | earlier than individual Tongic languages ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Tongic ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature | cognates shared with other Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
inclusive and exclusive first person plural pronouns
ⓘ
pronominal number distinctions ⓘ use of possessive classifiers ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrast between short and long vowels
ⓘ
five-vowel system ⓘ simple consonant inventory typical of Polynesian ⓘ |
| hasReconstructionDomain |
basic vocabulary
ⓘ
phonology ⓘ pronominal system ⓘ |
| hasRelationTo | Nuclear Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature |
basic VSO word order
ⓘ
preposed tense-aspect-mood particles ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
Polynesian ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austronesian language family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polynesian language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy | comparative method ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom |
Niuean
ⓘ
Tongan ⓘ related Tongic varieties ⓘ |
| sharesOriginWith | other Polynesian proto-varieties ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
prehistoric Niue region
ⓘ
prehistoric Tonga region ⓘ |
| status |
hypothesized
ⓘ
unattested ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Austronesian proto-language
ⓘ
Proto-Polynesian subgroup ⓘ |
| timeDepth | pre-historic period ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.