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STEDT #1753

*s-br(w)a(ŋ/k)

SPEAK

Proto-Tibeto-Burman

Reconstruction analysis

handlebrwainitialbr(w)rhymeak⪤(s)brcoverP · LTS

Intermediate reconstructions

Kuki-Chin*ɓia-I, ɓiak-II ‘TALK TO / WORSHIP’PKC #49

Connections

HPTB*s-br(w)aŋ ⪤ *br(w)ak ‘speak’p. 523

Reflexes & cognates78 reflexes · 20 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmans-br(w)aŋ ⪤ br(w)ak ‘speak’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 585

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani3

Milangarumorpheme-rak-mamorpheme ‘say’Tayeng 76 Mil

Milangarumorpheme-raŋ-mamorpheme ‘speak’Tayeng 76 Mil

Milangraŋ-tumorpheme-konmorpheme ‘tell’Tayeng 76 Mil

1.2Kuki-Chin1

*Chinɓia-I, ɓiak-II ‘TALK TO / WORSHIP’VanBik 09 PKC: 49

1.2.1.1Northern Chin5

Paitebia-I, biak-II ‘worship’VanBik 09 PKC: 49

Sizangbīa hī ‘worship’VanBik 09 PKC: 49

Tiddimbia³ > biak³ ‘worship’VanBik 09 PKC: 49

Tiddimbia³ > biak³ v‘worship’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 91

Tiddimbia³/biak³ ‘worship’Bhaskararao 94 TCV

1.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1

Ngmüünpɹen ‘speak’So-Hartmann 88 Chin: 108

1.2.2Central Chin6

Lai (Hakha)bia-ruuk ‘secret, confidential’VanBik 09 PKC: 49

Lai (Falam)bîak-INV ‘talk to’VanBik 09 PKC: 49

Lushai [Mizo]bia ‘speak’Marrison 67 Naga

Lushai [Mizo]bia v‘worship’Marrison 67 Naga

Lushai [Mizo]bìa-I, bîak-II v‘talk to, to speak to, to worship’VanBik 09 PKC: 49

Lushai [Mizo]biak v‘worship’Bhaskararao 96 CDB: 2141

1.2.3Maraic1

Lakher [Mara]bī rúmorpheme ‘secret’VanBik 09 PKC: 49

1.3.3Zeme Group2

Mziemerang ‘say’Marrison 67 Naga

Mziemerang ‘speak’Marrison 67 Naga

1.7.1.1Bodo9

Bodoray laymorpheme ‘speak again’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 058

Bodoray-may#2457 PTB *mway ‘BEAUTIFUL / PERFECTLY / WELL’PKC *mooy ‘BEAUTIFUL / APPROPRIATE’ ‘speak properly’Matisoff 85 GSTC: 065

Bodoray◦knemorpheme v‘just begin to speak’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodoray◦laymorpheme v‘speak again’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodoray◦maymorpheme v‘speak properly’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodoray◦pədmorpheme v‘speak a little’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodoray◦rumorpheme v‘speak slowly’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodoray◦timorpheme v‘speak publicly’Bhat 68 Boro

Bodoray◦timorpheme v‘speak alone’Bhat 68 Boro

1.7.3.2Asakian1

Sakprɨ ‘speak’Huziwara 08 Sak: 184

2.1.1Western Himalayish2

Pattani [Manchati]prài v‘speak’Sharma, S.R. 91 Ma: 3.8.1

Pattani [Manchati]prəi v.‘speak’Sharma, D.D. 82 TH

2.1.2.1Tibetan6

Tibetan (Written)rdzunmorpheme-smra v‘lie (deceive)’Marrison 67 Naga

Tibetan (Written)smra ‘say’Marrison 67 Naga

Tibetan (Written)smra ‘speak’Marrison 67 Naga

Tibetan (Written)smra v‘talk’Marrison 67 Naga

Tibetan (Written)smraŋ ~ smreŋ n.‘word, speech’Benedict 72 STC: 42

Tibetan (Written)smre-basuffix v.‘wail, lament’Benedict 72 STC: 42

2.1.4Tamangish15

*TGTMᴮpaŋ ‘speak’Mazaudon 94 These: 604

Gurungchenlemorpheme po̩q◦bāsuffix v‘speak (a language)’Hale 73 CSD: 10b1.03

Gurung (Ghachok)cʰenlemorpheme põq◦basuffix ‘speak’Glover 72 GuVo: 10.B.1.3

Gurungpo̩q◦bāsuffix v‘speak (a language)’Hale 73 CSD: 10b1.03

Gurung (Ghachok)põq◦basuffix ‘speak’Glover 72 GuVo: 10.B.1.3

Gurung²põ- ‘speak’Mazaudon 94 These: 604

Tamang (Risiangku)²paŋ v‘speak’Mazaudon 91 TamQ: 3.8.1

Tamang (Risiangku)²paŋ ‘tell / speak / talk’Mazaudon 94 These: 604

Tamang (Sahu)'pāng-pāsuffix v‘speak (a language)’Hale 73 CSD: 10b1.03

Tamang (Sahu)'paŋ pasuffix v.‘say’Taylor 72 TmVo: 1.71

Tamang (Sahu)'paŋ-pasuffix (choses ensemble) v.‘speak (a language)’Taylor 72 TmVo: 21.A.3

Tamang (Sahu)themorpheme 'pāng◦pāsuffix ‘say’Hale 73 CSD: 01.071

Tamang (Sahu)²paŋ ‘say / to speak (a language)’Mazaudon 94 These: 604

Tamang (Taglung)paŋ-gjemorpheme ‘say’Mazaudon 94 These: 604

Thakali (Tukche)²paŋ ‘speak’morphemeMazaudon 94 These: 604

2.3Kiranti2

*Kirantiblat- (?) v.‘speak’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 163

*BSDTKbrak- (?) v.‘speak’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 164

2.3.1Eastern Kiranti1

Limbupaːtt- v.‘say’Michailovsky 89 Lm

2.3.3Central Kiranti2

Dumibaːt- v.‘say’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 163

Khaling√blatt- v.‘say’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 163

2.3.4Western Kiranti2

Sunwarbwā:k-cāmorpheme v‘speak (a language)’Hale 73 CSD: 10b1.03

Sunwarbwaːk- v.‘speak’Michailovsky 91 Kr: 164

4Nungic1

Trung [Dulong] (Nujiang)gɹɯŋ⁵⁵ ‘say’Sun H 82 Dul

6.1.1Burmish17

Achang (Longchuan)hʐai⁵⁵ ‘say / speak’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 545.41

Achang (Longchuan)kʐai⁵⁵ ‘speak, talk’LaPolla 87: 175

Achang (Longchuan)kʐai⁵⁵ v.‘speak’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1649.28

Achang (Xiandao)kʐai⁵⁵ ‘tell (story)’Dai 89 Xian: 1965

Achang (Xiandao)kʐai⁵⁵ ‘speak’Dai 89 Xian: 2263

Achang (Xiandao)kʐai⁵⁵ v.‘speak’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1649.29

Bolakʰai⁵⁵ ‘tell (story)’Dai 89 Bola: 1965

Burmese (Rangoon)pjɔ⁵⁵ v.‘speak’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1649.27

Burmese (Spoken Rangoon)pjɔ⁵⁵ ‘say / speak’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 545.40

Burmese (Written)mrwak ‘utter, speak’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)pro ‘say’Marrison 67 Naga

Burmese (Written)pro ‘speak’Marrison 67 Naga

Burmese (Written)prô ‘say, speak, tell’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)prwak v.‘utter’Benedict 76 WBur

Burmese (Written)prɔ³ v.‘speak’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1649.26

Burmese (Written)prɔ³ ‘say / speak’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 545.39

Burmese (Written)əprefix-mrwak ‘speech’Benedict 76 WBur

6.1.2.2Central Loloish5

Jinuo (Baya/Banai)pja³¹ ‘speak’Dai 89 JinA: 2361

Jinuopjɐ³¹ ‘say / speak’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 545.34

Jinuo (Youle)pjɑ⁴² ‘say’Gai 86

Jinuopjə⁴² v.‘speak’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1649.44

Lisubɛ̱³³ze³¹ n‘stutterer’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 0210.40

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #1753, *s-br(w)a(ŋ/k) ‘SPEAK’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1753

Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].

References: cf. STC pp. 42, 108, HPTB p. 523

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-1753,
  title  = {{*s-br(w)a(ŋ/k) 'SPEAK'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #1753},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/1753}
}