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#1234 PTB *s-mu HATCH / BROOD ON EGGS / SIT ON

This root is most abundantly attested in Loloish, with likely cognates in Galo, Bodo-Garo, and Chepang. The very-low tone in Lahu (Matisoff 1988, The Dictionary of Lahu, p. 1005), as well as the Lalo form ʔmò, point to a Proto-Loloish *ʔ‑ prefix, ultimately from prefixal *s‑.

The constriction in Yi Mojiang is perhaps due to the *ʔ‑ prefix.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
452961234,s564mɯ-nambroodvGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
47502812341973mu•-stay, to sit (be in sitting position), to sit down, to be at, to live somewherevAtong821.7.1.3Koch1van Breugel 08 AtongSVB-GA0
4750301234,m1973mu•dap-sit onvAtong821.7.1.3Koch1van Breugel 08 AtongSVB-GA0
4750471234,m1973mu◦rastool (to sit on)nAtong821.7.1.3Koch1van Breugel 08 AtongSVB-GA0
639991234,m449mu-sasit (stay)Chepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 72 CVocSIL-Chep6.B.3.80
641251234,m449mu-ʔostationary / sit (MM)Chepang282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Caughley 72 CVocSIL-Chep12.C.380
269122m,1234,m990Tokorok mu-kesitMagar282.4Kham-Magar-Chepang1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN01.0680
515468p,12342011ʔ-mu²brood / incubate*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6020
441363p,1234155ʔ-mu²hatch*Loloish456.1.2Loloish1Matisoff 93 PCJAM-II0
2922511234879ʔmòincubate / sit on eggLalo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Björverud 94SB-Lalo0
22005712341662mu⁵⁵hatchYi (Mile)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC786.250
22008312341663mu̱³³hatchYi (Mojiang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC786.260
22008212341664mɯ⁵⁵hatchYi (Nanhua)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC786.240
4388812341665mu̪²¹sit on, hatch (egg)Yi (Nanjian)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 85 YiJZJZ-Yi0
22005612341666m̩(u̪)²¹hatchYi (Nanjian)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC786.230
4413641234831brood; sit on eggsLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DL10050
416081234850mv̩³¹hatch (a chick)Lahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
417661234856mv̩¹¹hatch (a chick)Lahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
2854871234943mū⁴hatchv.Lisu (Central)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Fraser 22JF-HLL0
419331234947mu⁵⁵sit on (egg)Lisu (Nujiang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Xu 86 LisuJZ-Lisu0
2200581234942mu⁵⁵hatchLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC786.270
2782891234946my⁵⁵hatchVLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
1685312341365mɣ⁵⁵sit on (eggs) (fuluan)vSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Ma 89 SanQMXL-SaniQ309.10