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STEDT #3367

*k-waŋ

NECK

NE Indian Areal Group

Reconstruction analysis

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Intermediate reconstructions

Central Naga (Ao Group)*a/k-hwuŋ ‘NECK’PCN #220

Notes

This root is well-attested in Naga languages, but has so far not been found elsewhere.

Reflexes & cognates37 reflexes · 4 subgroups

1.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)15

*Central Nagaa/k-hwuŋ Bruhn 14 PCN: III.220

*Aotprefix-khuŋ Bruhn 14 PCN: II.080

Ao (Chungli)teprefix◦kong ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Chungli)tu²prefix-kuŋ² n.‘neck’Bruhn 14 PCN: II.080

Ao (Chungli)²tuprefix²kuŋ ‘neck’Weidert 87 TBTo: 609

Ao (Mongsen: Longchang)tüprefix◦khung◦lenmorpheme ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Ao (Mongsen: Mangmetong)[tə]prefix-khuŋ n.‘neck’Coupe 07 Ao

Lotha Nagae¹prefix-vəŋ¹ n.‘neck’Bruhn 14 PCN: III.220

Lotha Nagaeprefix◦ngu ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Lotha Nagaeprefix◦vüng ‘neck’Murry 78: 77

Lotha NagaEprefix◦vung ‘neck’Nienu 90 LotQ: 4.1

Sangtamaprefix◦hong ‘neck’Kumar 73 Sang

Sangtamhong ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Yacham-Tengsatüprefix◦khung ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Yimchungrüaprefix◦hung ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group11

Angami (Khonoma)vo ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Angami (Kohima)(u)prefix vo³³ ‘neck’Nienu 90 AngQ: 4.1

Angami (Kohima)(u)prefix vo³³ ‘throat / gullet / pharynx’Nienu 90 AngQ: 4.2

Angami (Kohima)uprefix◦vo ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Chokri(u)prefix vo³³ ‘neck’Nienu 90 ChoQ: 4.1

Chokri(u)prefix vo³³ ‘throat / gullet / pharynx’Nienu 90 ChoQ: 4.2

Chokriuprefix-vo ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Khezhakemorpheme◦wó̵ ‘neck’Yabu 94 Khö: 4.1

Rengmangu◦damorpheme ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Rengma (Southern)²nprefix²gwu⁴damorpheme ‘neck’Weidert 87 TBTo: 609

Sema [Sumi]¹aprefix¹ku³o ‘neck’Weidert 87 TBTo: 609

1.3.3Zeme Group9

Khoiraokawong ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Liangmeichamorpheme◦gwang ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Maramkawong ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Rongmei / Nruanghmeiguong ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Rongmei / Nruanghmeimái#1002 PPC *r-mi(y)-n ‘PERSON / MAN’PTani *miː ‘MAN (homo)’PKC *mii ‘PERSON / MAN / PEOPLE’PCN *a-[h]məjʔ ‘PERSON, HUMAN’PTk *mi ‘MAN / HUMAN’PNN *C̥-məy ‘MAN (generic)’TGTM *ᴬmi ‘MAN’-ɣuaŋ ‘neck’Weidert 87 TBTo: 609

Rongmei / Nruanghmeiməi#1002 PPC *r-mi(y)-n ‘PERSON / MAN’PTani *miː ‘MAN (homo)’PKC *mii ‘PERSON / MAN / PEOPLE’PCN *a-[h]məjʔ ‘PERSON, HUMAN’PTk *mi ‘MAN / HUMAN’PNN *C̥-məy ‘MAN (generic)’TGTM *ᴬmi ‘MAN’ guəŋ ‘neck’Matisoff 94 Rong

Zememi#1002 PPC *r-mi(y)-n ‘PERSON / MAN’PTani *miː ‘MAN (homo)’PKC *mii ‘PERSON / MAN / PEOPLE’PCN *a-[h]məjʔ ‘PERSON, HUMAN’PTk *mi ‘MAN / HUMAN’PNN *C̥-məy ‘MAN (generic)’TGTM *ᴬmi ‘MAN’◦guang ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Mziememi#1002 PPC *r-mi(y)-n ‘PERSON / MAN’PTani *miː ‘MAN (homo)’PKC *mii ‘PERSON / MAN / PEOPLE’PCN *a-[h]məjʔ ‘PERSON, HUMAN’PTk *mi ‘MAN / HUMAN’PNN *C̥-məy ‘MAN (generic)’TGTM *ᴬmi ‘MAN’◦ngwang ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Mziemepengmorpheme◦wang ‘throat’Marrison 67 Naga

1.3.4Tangkhulic4

Tangkhulaprefix◦gahung ‘neck’Marrison 67 Naga

Tangkhulāprefix◦gahuŋ ‘neck’Matisoff 87 BP

Tangkhulgahuŋ ‘neck’Matisoff 87 BP

Tangkhulhùŋ ‘neck’Bhat 69 TNV: 93

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3367, *k-waŋ ‘NECK’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3367

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

References: ("NAG")

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-3367,
  title  = {{*k-waŋ 'NECK'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3367},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3367}
}