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

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)