Tagalog speakers say "Walo", Indonesians say "Delapan" and Malaysians say "Lapan". Why?
Channel: Languages to Learn
Date: 16/03/2021

Most Austronesian languages have a similar word for the number "8" - "walo", "walu", "valo", "valu" etc. - except Malay-Indonesian and a few languages in Western Indonesia. In this video, we will examine the process of semantic shift and replacement and discover why some languages would want to replace common everyday vocabulary such as basic numbers. Malay-Indonesian had replaced basic numbers such as "3", "7", "8" and "9" either with loanwords or else with complex constructions ("two taken from ten" etc.)

References: 
The Austronesians: Historical and Comparative Perspectives https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/f2e36843-ab4b-41d8-960b-52a57b2379bb/458826.pdf

Music used: 
Energizing by Kevin MacLeod
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Adding the Sun by Kevin MacLeod
https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5708-adding-the-sun

Mesmerize by Kevin MacLeod
https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4994-mesmerize
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