neix
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[edit]Verb
[edit]neix
Zhuang
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Tai *najꟲ (“this”).[1]
In Zuojiang Zhuang, cognate with naej (Longzhou dialect),[2] naeq/naex (Daxin dialect),[2] neij (Ningming dialect).[2]
In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Thai นี้ (níi), Lao ນີ້ (nī), Northern Thai ᨶᩦ᩶, Khün ᨶᩦ᩶, Lü ᦓᦲᦰ (ni) or ᦓᦲᧉ (nii²), Tai Dam ꪙꪲ꫁, Shan ၼႆႉ (nâ̰i).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /nei˦˨/
- Tone numbers: nei4
- Hyphenation: neix
Determiner
[edit]neix (Sawndip forms 内[3] or 尼[3] or 亦[3] or 尔[3] or 你[3] or 侣[3], 1957–1982 spelling neiч)
Noun
[edit]neix (Sawndip form same as determiner, 1957–1982 spelling neiч)
See also
[edit]- lawz (“which”)
References
[edit]- ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 360
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Zhang, Junru (张 均如); et al. (1999) 壮语方言研究 [A Study of Zhuang Dialects] (in Chinese), Chengdu: Sichuan Ethnic Publishing House (四川民族出版社), page 802
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 古壮字字典 [Dictionary of Old Zhuang Characters] (in Chinese), Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 2012, →ISBN