Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/n̥a-pʰoŋ

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This Proto-Western Kho-Bwa 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-Western Kho-Bwa

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-na ~ s-naːr?
    Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *n̥a-
    Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *pʰoŋ
    Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *n̥a-pʰoŋ

    From *n̥a- (lower face prefix) +‎ *pʰoŋ. Cognate with Bulu Puroik apuŋ, Dikhyang Bugun epʰuŋ (“nose”).

    Noun

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    *n̥a-pʰoŋ[1]

    1. nose

    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Bodt, Timotheus A. (2024) Proto-Western Kho-Bwa: Reconstructing a community’s past through language (Language and Linguistics Monograph Series; 64)‎[1], Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, page 425
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