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*bruŋ

SUCK
Proto-Tani

Reconstruction analysis

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Notes

This root is set up for “Proto-Tani” (part of the traditional “Mirish” or “Abor-Miri-Dafla” group) by Jackson T. Sun (1993). The possible Kanauri cognate suggests that it might actually be more widely distributed in TB.

Reflexes & cognates17 reflexes · 5 subgroups

1.1.1Tani1

*Tanibruŋ ‘suck’Sun J 93 HCST: 406

1.1.1.1Western Tani13

Apatanibju ‘suck’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanibrju ‘suck’Sun J 93 HCST
Apatanibrju ‘suck’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatanibrju ‘suckle’Sun J 93 Tani
Apatani²bryuː (²) ‘suck’Weidert 87 TBTo: 651
Bengnibjuŋ ‘suck’Sun J 93 HCST
Bokarbjuŋ ‘suck’Sun J 93 HCST
Galoˆbuː- ‘suck’Weidert 87 TBTo: 651
Miri, Hillbu-namsuffix ‘suck’Simon 76 Miri

1.1.1.2Eastern Tani1

2.1.1Western Himalayish1

Kanaurikhemorpheme◦rəṅ ‘milk’Sharma, D.D. 88 Kn

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #3453, *bruŋ ‘SUCK’.
Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3453
Data: STEDT v1.0 (2017). Accessed: [date].
References: JS-HCST: 129
BibTeX
@misc{stedt-3453,
  title  = {{*bruŋ 'SUCK'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #3453},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/3453}
}