Reconstruction:Proto-Hmong-Mien/mu̯ɛjᴴ

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

*mu̯ɛjᴴ

1. eye

Descendants

• Hmongic
  • Pa Hng
    • Pa Hng - Gundong 滚董: qoŋ³⁵mei⁴⁴
    • Hm Nai - Mao'ao 毛坳: la⁰³me³¹
  • North Hmongic
    • West Xiangxi (Xong) - Layiping 腊乙坪: lə⁴⁴qe³⁵
    • East Xiangxi (Suang) - Xiaozhang 小章: qa⁰³mi¹³
  • East Hmongic
    • North Qiandong - Yanghao 养蒿: n̥ju³³mɛ¹³
    • East Qiandong - Caidiwan 菜地湾: qa³³mi⁵³
    • South Qiandong - Yaogao 尧告: n̥ju¹³mo²²
    • West Qiandong (Raojia) - Heba 河坝: pei¹³me²²
  • Sheic
    • Younuo 优诺: ki⁵⁵mo³²
    • Jiongnai - Longhua 龙华: mɒ¹¹tʃen⁴⁴
    • Bana 巴那: pi⁴⁴ke³¹³
    • She - Xiashuicun 下水村: ka⁰³kʰɔ⁵⁵
  • West Hmongic
    • Bunu
      • Dongnu - Qibainong 七百弄: kʰaŋ⁵³məŋ²²
      • Nunu - Xishan 西山: pi³⁵muəŋ²²
      • Numao - Yaolu 瑶麓: luŋ⁵³maŋ³¹
    • Core
      • East Luobuohe (Xijia) - Shibanqiao 石板寨: ʔa⁰²ma²⁴
      • West Luobuohe - Gaozhai 高寨: tə⁰²qʰoŋ⁵⁵ma³⁵
      • Huishui - Gaopo 高坡: mə̃²²
      • Mashan - Zongdi 宗地: moŋ¹³
      • A-Hmao - Shimenpo 石门坡: ʔa⁵⁵ma⁵³
      • Chuanqiandian - Dananshan 大南山: mua¹³
• Mienic
  • Mien
    • Guangdian (Jiangdi): mwei¹³tsiːŋ³³
    • Xiangnan (Miaoziyuan): n̩³¹tsiŋ³³
  • Kim Mun
    • Diangui (Liangzi): mei²²
    • Fanghai (Tansan): mɛi³²ŋan³³
  • Biao Mon
    • Changping: mui²²
    • Luoxiang: mwei¹¹
  • Biao Min
    • Dongshan: mi⁵³tɕɛ³³
    • Shikou: mai¹³
    • Niuweizhai: mwei³¹
  • Dzao Min (Daping): mai⁵³tɛŋ⁴⁴

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)