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Pela
Etymology
From 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
IPA(key): /kʰə̆.jauʔ³¹/
Pronoun
kʰə̆.jauʔ³¹
- which people
- who
a³¹kʰu⁵⁵ kʰə̆.jauʔ³¹ pʰjɔ̃³⁵ ʃam³¹ nji⁵¹ a³⁵- Who is sweeping the floor now?
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References
- 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)