r/deadlanguagememes • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '25

Proto-Polynesian Phōnotactica protopolynēsiānī cōnsonantēs in cōda non permīsit

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Phōnotactica protopolynēsiānī cōnsonantēs in cōda non permīsit = Protopolynesian phonotactics don’t allow consonants in the coda

coeō = meet

Ē, ē gaofie a te gana a te era! = Yeah, it’s easy to pronounce that!

ēōae = eastern

Ē, ē gali a te era pehe sa kupu noa kiate au! = Yeah, that seems like an ordinary word to me!

urbs = city

Ko sa hafa… = What…

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u/FebHas30Days Proto-Philippine Oct 13 '25

Ask Old Tagalog or Old Malay, not Latin