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STEDT #5703

*s/ʔ-ma¹/²

TEACH

Proto-Lolo-Burmese · provisional

Notes

This root is abundantly attested in Lolo-Burmo-Naxi (but not in Burmese itself), but has not yet been found in other subgroups.

Chinese comparandum

誨 OC *χmwəg, GSR #947u ‘instruct’; Schuessler 2007:288 *hmə̂h; B & S 2011: *m̥ˁə-s {m̥ˁə()-s}; Mand. huì.

Reflexes & cognates70 reflexes · 8 subgroups

6.1Lolo-Burmese1

*Lolo-Burmeses/ʔ-ma¹/² ‘teach’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 601

6.1.1Burmish10

Achang (Lianghe)m̥ɑ³¹ ‘teach’Dai 85 AcJZ

Achang (Longchuan)m̥ɔ³⁵ ‘teach’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 621.41

Achang (Longchuan)m̥ɔʔ³⁵ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.28

Achang (Luxi)ma⁵¹ ‘teach’Dai 85 AcJZ

Bola (Luxi)ma̱³⁵ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.32

Langsu (Luxi)mɔ̱ʔ⁵⁵ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.31

Leqi (Luxi)mɔ̱ːʔ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.33

Maru [Langsu]mɔ̱ʔ⁵⁵ ‘teach’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 621.43

Atsi [Zaiwa]mo̱ʔ⁵⁵ ‘teach’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 621.42

Atsi [Zaiwa]mo̱ʔ⁵⁵pji²¹morpheme v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.30

6.1.2Loloish3

*Loloishs-ma² ‘teach’Bradley 79 PLo: 721

*Loloishs-ma² ‘teach’Hansson 89 AHKP: 223

PNLs-ma² ‘teach’Chen 86 CS: 60.

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish22

Gazhuoma⁵⁵ ‘teach’Dai 91 TB15

Gazhuoma⁵⁵ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.47

Laloʔmà ‘teach / point out’Björverud 94

Laloʔma² ‘teach’Chen 86 CS: 60.

Liphomu⁵⁵ ‘teach’Chen 86 CS: 60.

Nasumo⁵⁵ ‘teach’Chen 86 CS: 60.

Neisumu⁵⁵ ‘teach’Chen 86 CS: 60.

Nesumo² ‘teach’Chen 86 CS: 60.

Nosuṃa⁵⁵ ‘teach’Chen 86 CS: 60.

Yi (Dafang)m(u)⁵⁵ ‘teach’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 621.22

Yi (Liangshan)m̥a⁵⁵ ‘discipline; instruct; teach’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Liangshan)m̥a⁵⁵ʑi²¹morpheme ‘educate; teach; tutor’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Liangshan)pa³³morphemem̥a⁵⁵ ‘educate; teach’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Liangshan)to²¹morphemem̥a⁵⁵ ‘teach’Ma 08 Yi: index

Yi (Mile)mu⁵⁵ ‘teach’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 621.25

Yi (Mojiang)mo̱²¹ ‘teach’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 621.26

Yi (Nanhua)mo⁵⁵ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.37

Yi (Nanhua)mo⁵⁵ ‘teach’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 621.24

Yi (Weishan)ʔmɑ²¹ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.36

Yi (Wuding)mu⁵⁵ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.38

Yi (Xide)m̥a⁵⁵ ‘teach’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 621.21

Yi (Xide)m̥ɑ⁵⁵ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.35

6.1.2.2Central Loloish19

Ahimu⁵⁵ ‘teach’Chen 86 CS: 60.

Jinuoɬe³¹morphememə⁴⁴ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.44

Kucongma35 ‘teach’Dai 09 Kucong

Lahu (Lancang)ma¹¹ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.43

Lahu (Black)mᴀ¹¹ ‘teach’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 621.33

Lahu (Yellow)ma⁵ ‘teach’Chang 86

Lisu (Northern)bæ³³morpheme ma⁵⁵ ‘reflect; instruct; give orders; exhort’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)bæ³³morphemema⁵⁵ ‘inform; tell; teach’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Central)ma¹ ‘instruct / teach’Fraser 22

Lisu (Central)ma¹ (grgh⁵morpheme) v.‘teach’Fraser 22

Lisu (Northern)ma⁵⁵ V‘teach; educate; instruct; direct; lead; advice’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisuma⁵⁵ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.40

Lisu (Northern)ma⁵⁵la³³morpheme ‘tell; teach; instruct’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisumɑ⁵⁵ ‘teach’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 621.27

Lisu (Northern)phɤ³³morphemema⁵⁵ V‘explain; note’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)thɔ²¹morphemeɤ²¹morpheme ma⁵⁵ ‘teach’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisu (Northern)tɕwa³³morphemema⁵⁵ ‘propaganda; teach; heresay’Bradley 94 Lisu

Sani [Nyi]mo⁵⁵ ‘teach’Chen 86 CS: 60.

Yi (Sani)mo⁵⁵ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.39

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish11

Akhamɛ̀ ‘teach’Hansson 89 AHKP: 223

Akha (Thai)mɛ̀ ‘teach’Hansson 89 AHKP: 223

Akha (Yunnan)mɛ̀ ‘teach’Hansson 89 AHKP: 223

Hani (Dazhai)me³¹ ‘teach’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 621.31

Hani (Lüchun)mɛ̀ ‘teach’Hansson 89 AHKP: 223

Hani (Lüchun)me³¹ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.41

Hani (Gelanghe)mɛ³¹ v.t.‘teach’Li Yongsui 86 Hani

Hani (Wordlist)meiq ‘teach’Hansson 89 AHKP: 223

Haonimɛ³¹ ‘teach’Hansson 89 AHKP: 223

Hani (Shuikui)mɛ³¹ ‘teach’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 621.32

Hani (Mojiang)mɛ³¹ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.42

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish5

Azhamɨ̠⁴⁵ ‘teach’Pelkey 11 Phula: 691

Southern Mujima²¹ ‘teach’Pelkey 11 Phula: 691

Pholamɑ³³ ‘teach’Pelkey 11 Phula: 691

Hlepho Phowama³³ ‘teach’Pelkey 11 Phula: 691

Phuzamʌ³³ ‘teach’Pelkey 11 Phula: 691

6.2Naxi2

Naxime⁵⁵ v.‘teach’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1425.45

Naxi (Lijiang)me⁵⁵ ‘teach’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 621.28

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5703, *s/ʔ-ma¹/² ‘TEACH’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5703

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

References: HPTB

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5703,
  title  = {{*s/ʔ-ma¹/²  'TEACH'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5703},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5703}
}