Reconstruction:Proto-Hmong-Mien/klæŋ

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

Alternative reconstructions

Ostapirat (2016) reconstructs *kr- as the initial.

Noun

*klæŋ

1. insect

Descendants

• Hmongic
  • Pa Hng
    • Pa Hng - Gundong 滚董: qai³⁵
    • Hm Nai - Mao'ao 毛坳: qei³⁵
  • North Hmongic
    • West Xiangxi (Xong) - Layiping 腊乙坪: tɑ³⁵ci³⁵
    • East Xiangxi (Suang) - Xiaozhang 小章: ke⁵³
  • East Hmongic
    • North Qiandong - Yanghao 养蒿: kaŋ³³
    • East Qiandong - Caidiwan 菜地湾: kan²⁴
    • South Qiandong - Yaogao 尧告: kan¹³
    • West Qiandong (Raojia) - Heba 河坝: kæ̃⁴⁴
  • Sheic
    • Younuo 优诺: kan⁴⁴
    • Jiongnai - Longhua 龙华: kjen⁴⁴
    • Bana 巴那: keŋ¹³
    • She - Xiashuicun 下水村: kiŋ²²
  • West Hmongic
    • Bunu
      • Dongnu - Qibainong 七百弄: kjəŋ³³
      • Nunu - Xishan 西山: keŋ³³
      • Numao - Yaolu 瑶麓: kjan³³
    • Core
      • East Luobuohe (Xijia) - Shibanqiao 石板寨: qo⁰⁵tɕin³¹
      • West Luobuohe - Gaozhai 高寨: ʔə⁰²tɕin³¹
      • Huishui - Gaopo 高坡: kõ²⁴
      • Mashan - Zongdi 宗地: kua³²
      • A-Hmao - Shimenpo 石门坡: pi⁵⁵kaɯ⁵⁵
      • Chuanqiandian - Dananshan 大南山: kaŋ⁴³
• Mienic
  • Mien
    • Guangdian (Jiangdi): tɕɛːŋ³³
    • Xiangnan (Miaoziyuan): kɛŋ³³
  • Kim Mun
    • Diangui (Liangzi): kjɛŋ³⁵
    • Fanghai (Tansan): kɛːŋ³⁵
  • Biao Mon
    • Changping: kjeŋ³³
    • Luoxiang: kɛŋ³³
  • Biao Min
    • Dongshan: klɛ³³
    • Shikou: klaŋ³³
    • Niuweizhai: kɣɯ³³
  • Dzao Min (Daping): a⁴⁴tsaŋ⁴⁴

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)