Reconstruction:Proto-Hmong-Mien/ʔnaŋ

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, within Kra-Dai, Proto-Tai *ŋwɯːᴬ (Pittayaporn, 2009).

Noun

*ʔnaŋ

1. snake

Descendants

• Hmongic
  • Pa Hng
    • Pa Hng - Gundong 滚董: neŋ³⁵
    • Hm Nai - Mao'ao 毛坳: heu³⁵neŋ³⁵
  • North Hmongic
    • West Xiangxi (Xong) - Layiping 腊乙坪: tɑ³⁵nen³⁵
    • East Xiangxi (Suang) - Xiaozhang 小章: nai⁵³
  • East Hmongic
    • North Qiandong - Yanghao 养蒿: naŋ³³
    • East Qiandong - Caidiwan 菜地湾: nan²⁴
    • South Qiandong - Yaogao 尧告: nan¹³
    • West Qiandong (Raojia) - Heba 河坝: nẽ⁴⁴
  • Sheic
    • Younuo 优诺: ni⁴⁴
    • Jiongnai - Longhua 龙华: nen⁴⁴
    • Bana 巴那: gaŋ¹³
    • She - Xiashuicun 下水村: tɔ²²ʔɔn³¹
  • West Hmongic
    • Bunu
      • Dongnu - Qibainong 七百弄: nəŋ³³
      • Nunu - Xishan 西山: ʔtəŋ³³
      • Numao - Yaolu 瑶麓: nan³³
    • Core
      • East Luobuohe (Xijia) - Shibanqiao 石板寨: qo⁰⁵ʔnen³¹
      • West Luobuohe - Gaozhai 高寨: ʔə⁰²ʔnen³¹
      • Huishui - Gaopo 高坡: nã²⁴
      • Mashan - Zongdi 宗地: na³²
      • A-Hmao - Shimenpo 石门坡: pi⁵⁵naɯ⁵⁵
      • Chuanqiandian - Dananshan 大南山: naŋ⁴³
        • White Hmong: nab
• Mienic
  • Mien
    • Guangdian (Jiangdi): naːŋ³³
    • Xiangnan (Miaoziyuan): naŋ³³
  • Kim Mun
    • Diangui (Liangzi): naŋ³⁵
    • Fanghai (Tansan): naːŋ³⁵
  • Biao Mon
    • Changping: naŋ³³
    • Luoxiang: naːŋ³³
  • Biao Min
    • Dongshan: naŋ³³
    • Shikou: nu³³
    • Niuweizhai: naŋ³³
  • Dzao Min (Daping): a⁴⁴nɔŋ⁴⁴

References

• 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)