bä-uimätawngky

Khumi Chin

Etymology

From pä-ui (“mother's younger brother”) +‎ mätawngky (“leader”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.ʔui̯˥.mə.tɔ̃˩.kɘ˧/

Noun

bä-uimätawngky

1. maternal uncle (mother's older brother)

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 75