Reconstruction:Proto-Hmong-Mien/mbræu

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

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Noun

*mbræu

1. ear

Descendants

• Hmongic
  • Pa Hng
    • Pa Hng - Gundong 滚董: qʰoŋ³¹njo³³
    • Hm Nai - Mao'ao 毛坳: mpjo³³
  • North Hmongic
    • West Xiangxi (Xong) - Layiping 腊乙坪: ʈoŋ³¹mʐɯ³¹
    • East Xiangxi (Suang) - Xiaozhang 小章: ki⁰³dju³³mɯ³¹
  • East Hmongic
    • North Qiandong - Yanghao 养蒿: qa³³zɛ⁵⁵
    • East Qiandong - Caidiwan 菜地湾: qa³³njei²²
    • South Qiandong - Yaogao 尧告: ȵei³¹
    • West Qiandong (Raojia) - Heba 河坝: pei¹³me⁵⁵
  • Sheic
    • Younuo 优诺: kʰə⁴⁴mui¹³
    • Jiongnai - Longhua 龙华: mpja³³
    • Bana 巴那: ka⁰³bja³¹³
    • She - Xiashuicun 下水村: ka⁰³kʰuŋ⁵⁵
  • West Hmongic
    • Bunu
      • Dongnu - Qibainong 七百弄: kʰaŋ⁵³mpjə¹³
      • Nunu - Xishan 西山: tɕi¹³pjə⁴²
      • Numao - Yaolu 瑶麓: mpjai⁵⁵
    • Core
      • East Luobuohe (Xijia) - Shibanqiao 石板寨: ʔa⁰²mbji³¹
      • West Luobuohe - Gaozhai 高寨: ʔə⁰²mbji³¹
      • Huishui - Gaopo 高坡: qə⁰²mplɛ⁵⁵
      • Mashan - Zongdi 宗地: mpʐæ⁵³
      • A-Hmao - Shimenpo 石门坡: ʔa⁵⁵mbɦə³⁵
      • Chuanqiandian - Dananshan 大南山: ntʂe³¹
        • White Hmong: ntsej
• Mienic
  • Mien
    • Guangdian (Jiangdi): mu³¹noːm³¹
    • Xiangnan (Miaoziyuan): n̩³¹nɔŋ³¹
  • Kim Mun
    • Diangui (Liangzi): bu³³nɔm³³
    • Fanghai (Tansan): bu³³nɔm³³
  • Biao Mon
    • Changping: bə³¹kjəu³³
    • Luoxiang: pa³¹tɕeu³³
  • Biao Min
    • Dongshan: blau³¹kau⁴²tsaŋ³⁵
    • Shikou: pæ⁵⁵kæ³⁵
    • Niuweizhai: pɣɯ⁵³kɣɯ³³
  • Dzao Min (Daping): biu⁵³kɔi²⁴

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)