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Pela
Etymology
Possibly a derived verb from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dwa(ː)ŋ (“hole, orifice, cave, pit, well”). Cognate with Burmese ထွင်း (htwang:, “carve, sculpture”), Tibetan དོང (dong, “deep hole, pit”), Old Chinese 洞 (OC *doːŋ, *doːŋs, “hole”), Nuosu ꄵ (tur, “drill, chop up”). Compare with Lhao Vo tung".
The semantic innovation in Pela from "*drill" (cf. Zaiwa tong (“drill”)) to "write" itself is only shared with Lhao Vo. However, similar derivations are also present in various Tibeto-Burman languages.
Pronunciation
Verb
tu̠ŋ³⁵
- write
References
- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)