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STEDT #1306

*l/b-ŋa

FIVE
Proto-Tibeto-Burman · exemplary

Reconstruction analysis

handleŋaprefixl/binitialŋrhymeacoverM · V

Intermediate reconstructions

Tani*ŋo ‘FIVE’JS-HCST: 160
Kuki-Chin*ŋaa ‘FIVE’PKC #855
Central Naga (Ao Group)*pha-ŋa ‘FIVE’PCN #012
Tangkhulic*ŋa ‘FIVE’DRM#341
Lolo-Burmese*ŋa² ‘FIVE’
Karenic*ŋjatᴰ ‘FIVE’TL#116

Connections

HPTB*l/b-ŋa ‘five’pp. 130, 149, 162, 165, 166, 167, 170, 173, 251

Chinese comparandum

OC *ngo, GSR #58a-d ‘five’; Coblin 86:80 ST *lngaɣ > OC *ngagx; Schuessler 2007:519 *ŋâʔ; B & S 2011 *C.ŋˁaʔ; Mand. .

Reflexes & cognates520 reflexes · 56 subgroups

0Sino-Tibetan (previously published reconstructions)1

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)7

*Tibeto-Burmanl-ŋa ⪤ b-ŋa ‘five’Benedict 72 STC: 78
*Tibeto-Burmanl-ŋa~b-ŋa ‘five’Chou 72: 58a-d

1.1.1Tani1

1.1.1.1Western Tani30

Apataniàprefix-ljaŋ#6168 PTani *rjɯŋ ‘TEN’ japrefix-ŋo-jemorpheme ‘fifty’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanijaprefix-ŋo ‘five’Sun J 93 HCST
Apatanijaprefix-ŋo ‘five’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanijaprefix-ŋo ‘five’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniaprefix-ŋoː ‘five’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengnilamorpheme-ŋo ‘fifteen’Sun J 93 Tani
Bengniuprefix-ŋu ‘five’Sun J 93 HCST
Bokaroprefix ŋo num‘five’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0801.24
Bokaroprefix-ŋo ‘five’Sun J 93 HCST
Bokaroprefix-ŋo ‘five’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokarɯprefix-jɯŋ#6168 PTani *rjɯŋ ‘TEN’ lamorpheme-ŋo ‘fifteen’Sun J 93 Tani
Bokar Lhobajupmorpheme ŋo ‘day, fifth of month’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 96.51
Bokar Lhobajupmorpheme ɯprefix jɯŋ#6168 PTani *rjɯŋ ‘TEN’ lamorpheme ŋo ‘day, fifteenth of month’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 98.51
Bokar Lhobaoprefix ŋo ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.51
Galoprefixŋo n:num.‘five numr. -ŋo’GLDC 09 Galo
Galoaprefixŋo ‘five’Das Gupta 63 Gal
Galoləŋmorphemeŋo n:time.‘five times’GLDC 09 Galo
Miri, Hillprefixŋo ‘five’Simon 76 Miri
Nishingaprefixngo ‘five’Das Gupta 69 Daf

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani6

Damumorpheme-nənmorpheme lamorpheme ʔaprefix-ŋo ‘fifteen’Sun J 93 Tani
Damuʔaprefix-ŋo(ː) ‘five’Sun J 93 Tani
Milanghaŋtakmorpheme-kalomorpheme-pamorphemeŋu ‘fifteen’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milanghaŋtakmorpheme-pamorphemeŋu ‘fifty’Tayeng 76 Mil
Milangpamorphemeŋu ‘five’Tayeng 76 Mil

1.1.2Deng12

Darang [Taraon]ma:prefixnga: ‘five’Anonymous xx Tar
Darang [Taraon]mɑ³¹prefixŋɑ³⁵ num‘five’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0801.22
Darang [Taraon]mɑ³¹prefixŋɑ³⁵ ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.49
Darang [Taraon]tɯi⁵⁵morpheme ɑ⁵⁵morpheme mɑ³¹prefix ŋɑ³⁵ ‘five organs (wuguan)’Sun H 80 MLD
Idumɑ³¹prefixŋɑ⁵³hɹoŋ⁵⁵ ‘fifty’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 934.50
Idumɑ³¹morphemeŋɑ⁵⁵ ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.50
Yiduho⁵⁵morphemelo⁵⁵morphemeŋɑ³⁵ num‘fifteen’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0811.25
Yidumɑ³¹morphemeŋɑ³⁵hɹoŋ⁵⁵morpheme num‘fifty’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0819.25
Yidumɑ³¹morphemeŋɑ⁵⁵ num‘five’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0801.25

1.2Kuki-Chin1

1.2.1.1Northern Chin4

Thadongáa ‘five’VanBik 09 PKC: 855
Tiddimnga² ‘five’VanBik 09 PKC: 855

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin10

Ashoʻngoˊˊ ‘five’VanBik 09 PKC: 855
Mkaangpḁɴ̹a ‘five’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 213
Wakungmorphemeŋ ‘five’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 213

1.2.2Central Chin10

Lai (Falam)pà-ŋǎa ‘five’VanBik 09 PKC: 855
Lushai [Mizo]ŋapəŋa ‘five’Benedict 72 STC: 78
Lushai [Mizo]ŋa~ pəŋa ‘five’LaPolla 87: 23
Paangkhuaramorphemengáa ‘five’Løffler 85 Paa

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]morpheme-pā-ngàw ‘five’VanBik 09 PKC: 855

1.2.4“Old Kuki”1

Lamkangpʌrŋà ‘five’Weidert 87 TBTo: 245

1.3“Naga” Areal Group2

Maringphanga ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)20

Ao (Chungli)pu¹ŋu² num.‘five’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.017
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)jùŋmorphemephaŋa nəmmorpheme ‘hand's width (five digits)’Coupe 07 Ao
Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)phaŋa-ŋamorpheme ‘five each’Coupe 07 Ao: 276
Lotha Nagamo¹-ŋo¹ num.‘five’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.012
Lotha Nagamongo ‘five’Murry 78: 45
Lotha Nagamūŋò ‘five’Acharya 75
Sangtammünga ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Yimchungrüphüngü ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group25

Angami (Khonoma)kreomorphemepengu ‘fifteen’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Khonoma)lhimorphemepengu ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)hiemorphemepengou ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Angami (Kohima)keremorphemepengou ‘fifteen’Marrison 67 Naga
Chokrihiemorphemepüngu ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Chokrikürimorphemepüngu ‘fifteen’Marrison 67 Naga
Chokripüngu ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Chokri²pɤ³ŋu ‘five’Weidert 87 TBTo: 245
Khezhalhamorphemepangu ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Khezhapangu ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Khezha²pa³ŋu ‘five’Weidert 87 TBTo: 245
Maochüromorpheme-pongo-omorpheme ‘fifteen’Marrison 67 Naga
Maopongo ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Maorimorphemepongo ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Mao²po²ŋo ‘five’Weidert 87 TBTo: 245
Melurimanga ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Ntenyimünga ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Sema [Sumi]chüghimorphemepongu ‘fifteen’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.3Zeme Group17

Khoiraomanga ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Khoiraoremorphemenga ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Liangmeimangiu ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Liangmeirimorphemengiu ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Marammungu ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Maramremorphemengo ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Puironpang ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Rongmei / Nruanghmeirekmorphemengu ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Rongmei / Nruanghmeiremorphemeŋu ‘fifty’Matisoff 94 Rong
Zemekereuzemorphememengeu ‘fifteen’Marrison 67 Naga
Zememengeu ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Zemeremorphemengeu ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Mziemeriangmorphemengei ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.4Tangkhulic9

Huishupʰəmorpheme-ni ‘five’Mortensen 12 Tk: Numbers.005
Kachaipʰəmorpheme-ŋɐ ‘five’Mortensen 12 Tk: Numbers.005
Tangkhulhangmorphemephamorphemenga ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangkhulphamorphemenga ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Tusompʃimorpheme-ŋi-amorpheme ‘five’Mortensen 12 Tk: Numbers.005
Ukhrulpʰəmorpheme-ŋa ‘five’Mortensen 12 Tk

1.5Mikir [Karbi]3

Mikir [Karbi]phongokep ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Mikir [Karbi]phoŋō(ʔ) ‘five’Weidert 87 TBTo: 245

1.7.1Bodo-Garo1

*Bodo-Garob(aŋ)-amorpheme ‘five’Burling 59 PBo: 441

1.7.1.1Bodo3

Bodoba ‘five’Bhat 68 Boro
Dimasabonga ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Kokborokba ‘five’Tripuri 88

1.7.1.2Garo2

Garobo'ŋa ‘five’LaPolla 87: 23
Garoboŋa ‘five’Benedict 72 STC: 78

1.7.1.3Koch1

Atongbanga num‘five’van Breugel 08 Atong

1.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1

*Northern NagaC̬-ŋaᴮ ‘five’French 83: 489

1.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte8

Noctebanga ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Nocteruakmorphemebanga ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Nocte³bʌ³ŋa ‘five’Weidert 87 TBTo: 245
Tangsa¹bʌ²ŋa ‘five’Weidert 87 TBTo: 245
Tangsa (Moshang)rokmorphemebanga ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Tangsa (Yogli)raukmorphemebanga ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.2.2Konyak-Chang6

Changngau ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Khiamngan¹²bɤprefix²ŋo̥ᴜ ‘five’Weidert 87 TBTo: 245
Phomnga ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Phomŋæ³¹ ‘five’Burling 98 Phom

1.7.3.1Jingpho9

Jingphomanga ‘five’Marrison 67 Naga
Jingphomangashimorpheme ‘fifty’Marrison 67 Naga
Jingphomă³¹ŋa³³ num‘five’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0801.19
Jingphomă³¹ŋa³³ ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.47
Jingphomă³¹ŋa³³ʃi³³morpheme ‘fifty’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 934.47
Jingphomă¹ŋa³³ ‘five’Liu 84
Jingphoməŋa ‘five’LaPolla 87: 23

1.7.3.2Asakian2

Sakŋá-hvú ‘five’Huziwara 08 Sak: 398
Sakŋáiŋjɨ́ ‘fifty’Huziwara 08 Sak: 404-6

2.1.1Western Himalayish6

Kanauriṅā adj‘five’Bailey 11
Kanauriṅā rāɔ̄ ‘five hundredth’Bailey 11
Kanauriṅā‘five hundred’Bailey 11
Kanaurinis̱ẖmorpheme/morpheme nizɔ̄morpheme ṅā ‘forty-five’Bailey 11
Kanaurisāḍhēmorpheme ṅā ‘five-and-a-half’Bailey 11

2.1.2.1Tibetan37

Tibetan (Amdo:Zeku)hŋæb tɕə tʰæm-nbæ ‘fifty’Sun J 85 Amdo: 254
Tibetan (Batang)ŋau⁵⁵tɕᴜ⁵³ num‘fifty’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0819.03
Tibetan (Khams:Dege)ŋa⁵³tɕu⁵³ ‘fifty’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 934.3
Tibetan (Lhasa)ŋap⁵³tɕu⁵³ ‘fifty’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 934.2
Tibetan (Lhasa)ŋəp⁵⁵tɕu⁵⁵ num‘fifty’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0819.02
Tibetan (Written)donmorpheme lṅa ‘five main organs: heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys’Matisoff 87 BP: 179
Tibetan (Written)lnga.bcu.tham.pa ‘fifty’Sun J 85 TbGl: 254

2.1.3Lepcha1

Lepchafangú num.‘five’Plaisier 07 Lepcha

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti3

Limbuŋaːsi ‘five’Weidert 87 TBTo: 245
Limbuŋasi ‘five’Michailovsky 89 Lm
Yamphunaʔum num‘five’Rutgers 98: 559.08

2.3.2Southern Kiranti1

Kulungŋachimorpheme ‘five’Rai 75 Kul

2.3.3Central Kiranti1

Dumiŋo ‘five.’Driem 93 Dumi

2.3.4Western Kiranti1

Thulungŋo ‘five’Allen 75

2.4Kham-Magar-Chepang5

Chepangpo.ŋa nm.‘five’Caughley 00 Chepang
Chepangpo.ŋamorpheme.jyoʔ nm.‘five’Caughley 00 Chepang
Chepangpongā.joʔmorpheme ‘five’Hale 73 CSD: 09.03
Chepangpoŋa-joʔmorpheme ‘five’Caughley 72 CVoc: 9.3
Chepang«poŋa»-joʔmorpheme ‘five’Weidert 87 TBTo: 824

3.1Tangut1

3.2Qiangic58

Ersuŋuaʴ³³ ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.18
Ersuŋuaʴ⁵⁵zɿ⁵⁵ ‘fifty’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 934.18
Guiqiongŋɛ̃³⁵ ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.17
Guiqiongŋɛ̃³⁵ʃɿ³³ ‘fifty’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 934.17
Lyuzuŋa³³zɿ⁵³ num‘fifty’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0819.18
Muyaŋæ⁵³ num‘five’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0801.15
Muyaɴɑ⁵³ num‘five’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0801.15
Muya [Minyak]dɛ³³morphemewɛ⁵⁵morphemeŋɑ⁵⁵pɛ⁵³morpheme ‘May’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 80.15
Namuyiŋa³³ ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.19
Namuyiχuo³¹morphemeŋa³¹ num‘fifteen’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0811.46
Pumi (Jiulong)ŋuɑ⁵⁵qo⁵⁵ num‘fifty’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0819.10
Pumi (Jiulong)ŋuə¹¹ (lĩ⁵⁵) num‘five’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0801.10
Pumi (Lanping)ɣuɑ̃¹³xqo⁵⁵ num‘fifty’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0819.09
Pumi (Qinghua)ɣuɑ̃⁵⁵ ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.11
Pumi (Qinghua)ɣuɑ̃⁵⁵sqo⁵⁵ ‘fifty’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 934.11
Pumi (Taoba)ŋuɐ⁵³ko⁵³ ‘fifty’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 934.10
Pumi (Taoba)ŋuɐ⁵⁵ ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.10
Pumi (Taoba)ŋuɐ⁵⁵li⁵⁵morphememei³⁵morpheme ‘May’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 80.10
Qiang (Longxi)ʁuè sá ‘fifty’Evans 99 Qiang: 1199
Qiang (Mawo)ʁuɑ tiumorpheme ‘day, fifth of month’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 96.8
Qiang (Mianchi)ʁuà sá ȵà à qó ‘fifty-one’Evans 99 Qiang: 1200
Qiang (Taoping)ʁuɑ²⁴¹ʂɿ³³morpheme ‘May’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 80.9
Qiang (Taoping)ʁuɑ³³sɑ³³ ‘fifty’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 934.9
Qiang (Taoping)ʁuɑ³³tɕy³³morpheme ‘day, fifth of month’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 96.9
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]da³⁵morphemewa⁵⁵morphemeŋa⁵⁵pa⁵³morpheme ‘May’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 80.16
Queyu (Xinlong)ŋua⁵⁵rqa⁵⁵ num‘fifty’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0819.13
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]ŋua⁵⁵tɕã⁵³ ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.16
Queyu (Yajiang) [Zhaba]ŋua⁵⁵ɣa⁵³ ‘fifty’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 934.16
Xumiɦõ³⁵qa³³ num‘fifty’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0819.17
Xumiɦõ⁵⁵ (ku⁵³) num‘five’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0801.17
Xumiɦɑ̃⁵⁵(ko³³) ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.20
Xumiɦɑ̃⁵⁵qɛ³³ ‘fifty’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 934.20

3.3rGyalrongic3

4Nungic7

Dulongpɯ³¹morphemeŋa⁵³sɑn⁵⁵ num‘fifty’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0819.20
Dulongpɯ³¹prefixŋɑ⁵³ num‘five’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0801.20
Trung [Dulong]pɯ³¹prefixŋɑ⁵³ ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.46
Trung [Dulong]pɯ³¹morphemeŋɑ⁵³tsɑ̆l⁵⁵ ‘fifty’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 934.46
Trung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)pɯ³¹prefix ŋa⁵³ ‘five’LaPolla 87: 23
Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)pɯ³¹prefix ŋa⁵³ ‘five’LaPolla 87: 23
Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)pɯ³¹prefixŋɑ⁵³ ‘five’Sun H 82 Dul

5Tujia1

Tujia (Southern)ŋɨ³³ ‘five’Tian 86

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

6.1.1Burmish41

Achang (Lianghe)ŋɑ³¹ ‘five’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Luxi)ŋa⁵¹ ‘five’Dai 85 AcJZ
Achang (Xiandao)ŋɔ³¹tshi⁵⁵ num‘fifty’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0819.29
Bola (Luxi)pɯ³¹morphemeŋa⁵³sɑn⁵⁵ num‘fifty’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0819.32
Atsi [Zaiwa]ŋòlʔùm ‘five’Weidert 87 TBTo: 245

6.1.2Loloish3

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish26

Nusu (Northern)ŋa³⁵ ‘five’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Southern)ŋɔ⁵⁵ ‘five’Sun J 86 Nusu

6.1.2.2Central Loloish25

Jinuoŋɔ³³ ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.34
Jinuo (Youle)ŋɔ⁴⁴ ‘five’Gai 86
Jinuo (Buyuan)ŋɔ⁴⁴ ‘five’Gai 86
Jinuoŋɔ⁴⁴ num‘five’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0801.44
Kucongŋʌ31 ma31morpheme ‘five’Dai 09 Kucong
Lahu (Yellow)ŋa³ ‘five’Chang 86
Lisu (Northern)ka³⁵morphemethu³³morpheme ŋwa²¹ phæʔ²¹morpheme ‘five baskets’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisu (Central)ngwa⁵ ‘five’Fraser 22
Lisuŋuɑ³¹ num‘five’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0801.40
Lisuŋuɑ³¹ ‘five’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 915.27
Lisuŋwà ‘five’Weidert 87 TBTo: 245
Lisu (Northern)ŋwa²¹ Q‘five’Bradley 94 Lisu

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish22

Bisu ‘five’Bradley 9x Bisu
Mpiŋo² ‘five’Hansson 89 AHKP: 15
Mpiŋo² ‘five’Srinuan 76

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish5

Azhaŋɔ²² ‘five’Pelkey 11 Phula: 1062
Pholaŋɑ³¹ ‘five’Pelkey 11 Phula: 1062
Phuzaŋa¹³ ‘five’Pelkey 11 Phula: 1062

6.2Naxi26

Laze (Xiangjiao)ŋwɤ˥gv˥morpheme ‘5’Michaud 06 NaLaze: 1716
Naxi (Lijiang)uɑ⁵⁵me³³morpheme ‘May’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 80.28

7Karenic16

*KarenŋáT ‘five’Jones 61: 108
*Karenŋjatᴰ ‘five’[Source note] It is noticable that Sgaw and Pwo (SK) have tone B3.Luangthongkum 13: 116
Bwejɛ¹¹ ‘five’Luangthongkum 13: 116
Kayahŋɛ³³ ‘five’Luangthongkum 13: 116
Kayan (Pekon)mə̄nmorphemeŋá̤inə̤̀morpheme TEMP‘Friday [lit. sun-five-day]’Manson 10 Kayan
Kayan (Pekon)ŋá̤i- NUM‘five’Manson 10 Kayan
KayanŋɛɁ²¹ ‘five’Luangthongkum 13: 116
Kayan (Pekon)θamorphemeŋá̤i NUM‘five’Manson 10 Kayan
Kayawjɛ³³ ‘five’Luangthongkum 13: 116
Pa-O (Southern)ŋap⁴⁵~ŋat⁴⁵ ‘five’Luangthongkum 13: 116

9.0.1Old Chinese3

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1306, *l/b-ŋa ‘FIVE’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1306
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: cf. STC#078, HPTB
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-1306,
  title  = {{*l/b-ŋa 'FIVE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1306},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1306}
}