Reconstruction:Proto-Kra/l-maᴬ

This Proto-Kra 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-Kra

Etymology

Compare Proto-Austronesian *Sema

Noun

*l-maᴬ

1. tongue

Descendants

• Lachi
  • Lachi (Tân Lợi): m⁰ ljɔ²²
  • Lachi (Jinchang): ȵo¹³
• Gelao
  • Telue
    • Gelao (Fengyan): mlɯ³⁵, dai³¹ mlɯ⁵⁵
    • Gelao (Wantao): mau³¹
    • Gelao (Yueliangwan): mlɯ³⁵
    • Gelao (Niupo): dɯ³⁵ maɯ³¹
    • Gelao (Judu): dəu³⁵ mɑu³¹
    • Gelao (Moji): mau³¹
  • Hakhi
    • Gelao (Zhenfeng): pi¹³ mo⁴²
    • Gelao (Sanchong): mbi³³ moŋ⁵³
  • Qau
    • Gelao (Dagouchang): phi⁵⁵ tɑn³³
    • Gelao (Wanzi): p'i⁵⁵ te²⁴
  • A'ou
    • Gelao (Bigong): ma⁵⁵ məɯ³¹
    • Gelao (Hongfeng): ma⁴² mi³¹, ma⁴³ mɪ³¹
    • Mulao: pə³³ fə³¹
  • Vandu
    • Red Gelao (Vietnam): lu⁵⁵ mlaŋ⁵⁵
• Qabiao: mie³³
  • Qabiao (Phó Là): mi³
• Laha
  • Laha (Noong Lay): lɛl³³ ma³³
• Buyang
  • Buyang (Yalang): ka⁰ me³¹
  • Buyang (Ecun): ʔe⁰ me³³
  • Paha: ma³¹

References

• Ostapirat, Weera (2000) “Proto-Kra”, in Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area‎^[1], volume 23, number 1, pages 1-251.
• Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.