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*(t/d)a

PROHIBITIVE (NEG. IMPERATIVE)

Reconstruction analysis

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Connections

HPTB*da ⪤ *ta ‘negative imperative’pp. 162, 172

Reflexes & cognates57 reflexes · 16 subgroups

0.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)1

*Tibeto-Burmandata ‘negative imperative’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 586

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)3

*Ao- pfx.‘PROHIBITIVE’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.036
Ao (Chungli)tə¹- pfx.‘PROHIBITIVE (NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE)’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.036
Lotha Nagati³- pfx.‘PROHIBITIVE’Bruhn 14 SuppCN

1.7.1Bodo-Garo1

*Bodo-Garoda- ‘negative imperative’Burling 59 PBo: 442

1.7.1.1Bodo2

Bododa ‘prefix indicating negative imperative’Bhat 68 Boro
Kokborokta ‘Neg. Imper.’Tripuri 88

2.3.4Western Kiranti1

Hayutha part ne‘do not! [NEGATIVE of the imperative]’Michailovsky 89 H2: 84.85, 84.

3.1Tangut2

Tangut [Xixia]tji ‘do not (negative imperative)’Li 97 Tangut: 1734
Tangut [Xixia]tji¹ ‘NEG imperative’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 172

3.2Qiangic7

Ersuthɑ⁵⁵ ‘don't’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 1004.18
Guiqiongthɛ³³ ‘don't’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 1004.17
Namuyithɛ⁵⁵ ‘don't’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 1004.19
Xumithɑ⁵⁵ ‘don't’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 1004.20

4Nungic1

Anongthɑ³¹ ‘don't’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 1004.44

5Tujia6

Tujia (Northern)ta4hhi2morpheme expr.‘don't go!’Brassett 04 Tujia
Tujia (Southern)ta²¹ ‘NEG imperative’Tian 86
Tujia (Northern)ta⁴hhi²morpheme ‘Don't go!’Brassett 06 Tujia: 7.7
Tujiatha⁵⁵ ‘don't’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 1004.38
Tujia (Northern)tha⁵⁵~tha⁵⁵to²¹morpheme ‘NEG imperative’Tian 86

6.1.1Burmish3

Achang (Luxi)taʔ³¹ ‘NEG imperative’Dai 85 AcJZ

6.1.2Loloish2

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish11

Nusu (Southern)tha⁵³ ‘NEG imperative’Sun J 86 Nusu
Nusu (Northern)thɑ³¹ ‘NEG imperative’Sun J 86 Nusu
Yi (Liangshan)tha²¹ ‘do not [literary]’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Liangshan)tha⁵⁵ ‘don't’Ma 08 Yi: index
Yi (Mile)tʰᴀ²¹ ‘don't’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 1004.25
Yi (Nanhua)tʰᴀ²¹ ‘don't’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 1004.24

6.1.2.2Central Loloish7

Jinuo (Youle)thɔ⁴⁴ ‘NEG imperative’Gai 86
Jinuo (Buyuan)thɔ⁴⁴ ‘NEG IMP’Gai 86
Jinuotʰɐ³³ ‘don't’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 1004.34
Lahu (Yellow)ta³ ‘NEG imperative’Chang 86
Lisu (Northern)tha²¹ A‘do not (negative imperative)’Bradley 94 Lisu
Lisutʰɑ³¹ ‘don't’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 1004.27

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish4

Azhata²² ‘don't’Pelkey 11 Phula: 1146
Pholatʰɑ³³lɛ³³morpheme ‘don't’Pelkey 11 Phula: 1146
Phuzatʰa³³ ‘don't’Pelkey 11 Phula: 1146

6.2Naxi2

Na (Yongning)tʰɑ˧dzo˧morphemedzo˥!morpheme ‘don't touch!’Michaud 06 NaLaze

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #2681, *(t/d)a ‘PROHIBITIVE (NEG. IMPERATIVE)’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2681
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: STC p.97
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-2681,
  title  = {{*(t/d)a 'PROHIBITIVE (NEG. IMPERATIVE)'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #2681},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/2681}
}