Reconstruction:Proto-Hmong-Mien/mbru̯iᴴ

This Proto-Hmong-Mien entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hmong-Mien

Etymology

Compare Old Chinese 鼻, Proto-Austroasiatic *muːh.

Noun

*mbru̯iᴴ

1. nose

Descendants

• Hmongic
  • Pa Hng
    • Pa Hng - Gundong 滚董: qʰoŋ³¹njɔ⁴⁴
    • Hm Nai - Mao'ao 毛坳: mpjau³¹
  • North Hmongic
    • West Xiangxi (Xong) - Layiping 腊乙坪: pɑ⁴⁴mʐə⁴²
    • East Xiangxi (Suang) - Xiaozhang 小章: qʰa³⁵mja¹³
  • East Hmongic
    • North Qiandong - Yanghao 养蒿: po⁵⁵zɛ¹³
    • East Qiandong - Caidiwan 菜地湾: tjuŋ²⁴njy⁵³
    • South Qiandong - Yaogao 尧告: tjam³¹ȵo²²
    • West Qiandong (Raojia) - Heba 河坝: pɔ¹¹mja²²
  • Sheic
    • Younuo 优诺: kʰə⁴⁴mui³²
    • Jiongnai - Longhua 龙华: mpjau¹¹
    • Bana 巴那: kʰuŋ⁴⁴bei²²
    • She - Xiashuicun 下水村: huŋ⁵⁵pju⁵³
  • West Hmongic
    • Bunu
      • Dongnu - Qibainong 七百弄: pi⁵³mpjə²²
      • Nunu - Xishan 西山: pi³⁵pju²²
      • Numao - Yaolu 瑶麓: mpi³¹
    • Core
      • East Luobuohe (Xijia) - Shibanqiao 石板寨: ʔa⁰²mbju⁵⁵
      • West Luobuohe - Gaozhai 高寨: ʔə⁰²mby⁵⁵
      • Huishui - Gaopo 高坡: qə⁰²mplɯ²²
      • Mashan - Zongdi 宗地: mpʐu¹³
      • A-Hmao - Shimenpo 石门坡: ʔa⁵⁵mby⁵³
      • Chuanqiandian - Dananshan 大南山: ntʂu¹³
• Mienic
  • Mien
    • Guangdian (Jiangdi): bjut¹²kʰot⁵⁵
    • Xiangnan (Miaoziyuan): bu²¹kʰwə⁵⁴
  • Kim Mun
    • Diangui (Liangzi): bu³³ȶɔŋ³⁵
    • Fanghai (Tansan): bu³³ȶɔŋ³⁵
  • Biao Mon
    • Changping: blui²²
    • Luoxiang: pa³¹tɕɔŋ³³
  • Biao Min
    • Dongshan: bli⁴²kʰwan⁵³
    • Shikou: pli²²kɛ³⁵
    • Niuweizhai: pɣui³¹
  • Dzao Min (Daping): bi⁵³kjaŋ⁵³

References

• Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN.
• Chen, Qiguang (陈其光) (2013) Miao Yao yuwen (苗瑶语文), Beijing: Minzu chubanshe (民族出版社), →ISBN
• Mao, Zongwu (毛宗武) (2004) Yaozu Mianyu fangyan yanjiu (瑤族勉语方言研究), Beijing: Minzu chubanshe (民族出版社)