pə̆.la⁵⁵
See also: pə̆.lai⁵⁵ and Appendix:Variations of "pela"
Pela
editEtymology
editUnknown; according to Kong Zhien, an explanation of its etymology is shared among some seniors, claiming the tribe name was from a legend that their ancestor was once raised by the family which his mother remarried (i.e. came to the new family following his mother), thus from pə³¹- ("do sth in place of someone, do sth together with someone") + la⁵⁵ ("come (to a higher place)"). Compare Zaiwa Bolo and Jingpho Bono, Bolo.
Pronunciation
editIPA(key): /pə̆.la⁵⁵/, [pə̆³¹.la⁵⁵]
Noun
editpə̆.la⁵⁵
- Pela/Bela, an ethnicity of the group Kachin, living in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China and Northeastern Myanmar.
Derived terms
editDescendants
editSee also
editReferences
edit- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)