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STEDT #5706

*ʔ-ŋakᴸ

OPEN WIDE

Proto-Lolo-Burmese · provisional

Reflexes & cognates30 reflexes · 6 subgroups

6.1Lolo-Burmese2

*Lolo-Burmeseʔ-ŋakᴸ ‘open wide’Matisoff 03 HPTB: 606

*Lolo-Burmeseʔ-ŋakᴸ ‘open’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 85

6.1.2Loloish1

Lolophoŋa⁵⁵ v.‘gape / open mouth’Dai 89 Lolo: 3.7.15

6.1.2.1Northern Loloish8

Gazhuoŋa³⁵ v.‘gape / open mouth’Dai 89 Gazh: 3.7.15

Gazhuoŋa³⁵ta³¹morpheme v.‘open (the mouth)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1785.47

Nasuŋa̱⁵⁵ v.‘gape / open mouth’Chen 86 Yi: 3.7.15

Nusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)ŋa³¹ ‘open (mouth)’Dai 89 NusA: 2450.

Nusu (Central)ŋa³¹ ‘open (mouth)’Dai 89 NusB: 2450.

Nusu (Central)ŋa³¹ v.‘open (the mouth)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1785.34

Yi (Nanhua)ȵæ⁵⁵ v.‘open (the mouth)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1785.37

Yi (Wuding)ŋɑ̱⁵⁵ v.‘open (the mouth)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1785.38

6.1.2.2Central Loloish11

Jinuo (Baya/Banai)ŋa⁵⁵ ‘open (mouth)’Dai 89 JinA: 2571

Jinuo (Baka)ŋ̊a⁵⁵ ‘open (mouth)’Dai 89 JinB: 2571

Jinuoŋa⁵⁵pha⁴²morpheme v.‘open (the mouth)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1785.44

Jinuo (Youle)ŋ̊ɑ⁵⁵ pʰɑ⁴²morpheme ‘open (mouth)’Gai 86

Lahu (Lancang)ŋɑ³⁵ v.‘open (the mouth)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1785.43

Lahu (Black)ŋá ‘open’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 85

Lahu (Black)ŋa³⁵ ‘open (eyes)’Chang 86

Lahu (Black)ŋᴀ³⁵ ‘open (eye)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 531.33

Lahu (Yellow)ŋa³⁵ ‘open (eyes)’Chang 86

Lisu (Northern)ŋa⁵⁵ V‘open; discover; break open’Bradley 94 Lisu

Lisuŋɑ⁵⁵ ‘open (lid)’Sun H 91 ZMYY: 659.27

6.1.2.3Southern Loloish9

Akha (Thai)ŋa ‘open (mouth)’Hansson 89 AHKP: 12

Hani (Lüchun)ŋa³³ v.‘open (the mouth)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1785.41

Hani (Wordlist)nga ‘open (mouth)’Hansson 89 AHKP: 12

Hani (Mojiang)ŋɔ³³ v.‘open (the mouth)’Huang and Dai 92 TBL: 1785.42

Mpiŋa³ ‘pry / pry open’Srinuan 76

Mpiŋaŋʔ² imp.‘open (the mouth)’Srinuan 76

Mpiŋaŋʔ¹ ‘open’Matisoff 78 MLBM: 85

Mpiŋaŋʔ¹ v.‘open’Srinuan 76

Mpiŋaŋʔ¹ ‘ajar / open’Srinuan 76

6.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1

Southern Mujiŋa³³(-ta²¹morpheme) ‘crack open; split open’Pelkey 11 Phula: 842

Cite this entry

STEDT etymon #5706, *ʔ-ŋakᴸ ‘OPEN WIDE’.

Stable link: https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5706

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

References: HPTB

BibTeX

@misc{stedt-5706,
  title  = {{*ʔ-ŋakᴸ  'OPEN WIDE'}},
  author = {STEDT},
  year   = {2017},
  note   = {Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus (STEDT) v1.0, etymon #5706},
  url    = {https://larc-iu.github.io/stedt/etymon/5706}
}