Reconstruction:Proto-Kra/hlaiꟲ

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

Noun

*hlaiꟲ

1. mouse, rat

Descendants

• Lachi
  • Lachi (Tân Lợi): ʔa⁰ lja⁴⁵
  • Lachi (Jinchang): lja⁴⁴
• Gelao
  • Telue
    • Gelao (Niupo): ɬei⁵⁵
    • Gelao (Judu): ɬi³⁵
    • Gelao (Moji): ɬəi⁵³
  • Hakei
    • Gelao (Zhenfeng): mo⁴² lo⁴²
    • Gelao (Sanchong): m̩⁵³ ɬo⁵³
  • Qau
    • Gelao (Dagouchang): lɔ⁵⁵
    • Gelao (Wanzi): lɒ⁵⁵
  • A'ou
    • Gelao (Bigong): la³¹
    • Gelao (Hongfeng): ma⁴² ɬja³⁵
• Qabiao: qa³³ nai³³
  • Qabiao (Phó Là): qa năj³
• Laha
  • Laha (Ta Mit): lai⁴²³
  • Laha (Noong Lay): lai²⁴, lạj⁶

Buyang has a different form:

• Buyang
  • Buyang (Langjia): qa⁰ ɕi⁵⁴
  • Buyang (Ecun): ʔa⁰ θi²⁴
  • En (Nung Ven): ʔdi²⁴³ θi²⁴³
  • Paha: mam³¹ ði⁴⁵

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.