kʰə̆.jauʔ³¹
Pela
editEtymology
editFrom kʰə̆- (“which; interrogative prefix”) + jauʔ³¹ (“classifier for people”). The meaning expanded from “which people” to “who”, cf. dialectical Chinese 哪個/哪个. Compare Lhao Vo khoyaug, Zaiwa ka yuq and Luxi Achang xai³⁵ ʑuʔ⁵¹.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editkʰə̆.jauʔ³¹
Synonyms
edit- kʰak⁵⁵ (“who”)
References
edit- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)
- Huang Bufan (editor), Xu Shouchun, Chen Jiaying, Wang Huiyin, A Tibeto-Burman Lexicon (1992; Central Minorities University, Beijing)
- Mangshi Jinghpo ethnicity Association of Development and Progress Studies(芒市景颇族发展进步研究学会)(ed.), Han-Zaiwa-Pela Dictionary (汉文载瓦文波拉语对译词典) (2018; Dehong Nationalities Publishing House, Mangshi)