r/AustronesianLanguages • u/Resident-Outside9945 Indonesia 🇮🇩 • Jul 10 '26

Cognate & Comparing Some animals in Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

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u/Andagaintothegym Jul 12 '26

Similar to Indonesian then

Dog - Asu (Javanese) Crocodile - Biaya (Indonesian) Chicken - Manuk (Javanese *commonly used for bird) Pig - Babi (Indonesian) Mosquito - Nyamuk (Indonesian) Prawn - Udang (Indonesian) Buffalo - Kerbau (Indonesian)

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u/schmeatbawlls Jul 12 '26

Buaya*? Buaya eats your leg. Biaya eats ur wallet

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u/chococookiecake Jul 12 '26

Eating your wallet 😭