The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*esa one

PAN esa one

Form.
Luilang sa-ka one
Paiwan eta one
ta- one
WMP
Bontok ʔəsá one, be one
Ifugaw oha do something alone, do something with one item
ohá one
Kankanaey esá one; a, an
Ifugaw (Batad) oha do something alone, do something with one item
Sambal (Tina) aʔsa one
Sambal aʔsa one
Bantuqanon usa one
Cham sa one
Hanunóo ʔusá one (cardinal number)
Palawan Batak ʔesá one
Cebuano usá one
Talaud assa one
Sangir esa one (in combinations)
Simalur sa-rəpa one fathom
sa- one
Toba Batak sa-da one
Malay esa unity, one; is the usual form, but is used of God's unity
se-puloh ten
se-ratus one hundred
Tonsea esa one
Tontemboan esa one, other, sole, only; self
Nias õsa some, a part
Delang oso one
Sundanese esa one, uniqueness (of God)
Proto-Sangiric esa one
Proto-Minahasan esa one
CMP
Alune esa one
Saparua esa one
Geser sa one
Watubela ha one
Tugun eha one
Yamdena sa- one (in serial counting); other; indefinite article
Erai eha one, some, a certain; only, alone; other
Ngadha esa unity; one (general numeral)
Vaikenu ɛsa one
Kambera ha- prefix for measure words and numerals, used to express unity
Hawu ehi one (in serial counting only; otherwise 'one' is )
Rotinese esa one (in serial counting)
Proto-Ambon esa one
SHWNG
Buli sa- one
Taba p-so one
Gimán p-so one
As sa one
Mayá ꞌsa one
Moor ta-ta one
OC
Woleaian ye-ta one (enumerative counter)
Puluwat yee-t one (sequential)
Lau e-ta-na first
e-ta one
Tuvaluan he singular indefinite article
Ghari ke-sa one
Arosi e-ta-na first
e-ta one (in counting only
Rennellese he indefinite article: a, an, any
Samoan se indefinite article (used mainly in questions and negative statements)
se-fulu ten
se-lau one hundred
Lametin ese one
Niue ha singular indefinite article: a, an
Tongan ha indefinite article: a, an, some, any
ho-ŋo-fulu ten
Rarotongan e indefinite article
Maori he indefinite article, both singular and plural: an, any, some

PAN a-esa one (of humans)

Form.
Saisiyat ʔæhæ one
WMP
Itbayaten aʔsa one

PCEMP asa₂ one (of humans)

CMP
Batu Merah w-asa one
SHWNG
Buli asa one

PPh maka-esa once

WMP
Cebuano maka-usá once
Tontemboan maka-sa one time, once

PMP esa esa one by one

WMP
Bontok ʔəssa-ʔəssa be in units of one
Hanunóo ʔusa-ʔusá only one, one only
CMP
Erai eha eha each one
Rotinese esa esa one by one, each in its turn