1.0 The Body > 1.2 Head and Face > 1.2.7 Ear > 1.2.7.5 Deaf

#1409 PTB *(b/p)aːŋ DEAF (provisional)

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

A couple of languages (Jingpho, Phunoi) have acquired an l‑prefix with this root, while several others have a nasal prefix which is perhaps a reduction of #811 PTB *r/g‑na EAR / HEAR / LISTEN.

The present etymon, along with #5912 PTB *m‑p(y)aŋ BLOCK / OBSTRUCT and #5913 PTB *p(y/w)aŋ STUPID / FOOL (n.) may be allofams.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
786771409185baːŋdeaf*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0French 83WTF-PNN4760
51473614092012l-|baŋ ⪤ m-baŋdeaf*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5840
786781409185paːŋdeaf*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0French 83WTF-PNN4760
115127m,1409189ru-bédeafPadam-Mishing [Abor-Miri]741.1.1.2Eastern Tani1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
129033m,1409661ka³¹pa⁵⁵deafIdu61.1.2Deng1Sun H 91 IduQSHK-Idu3.6.80
70961409975báaŋdeafv.i.Lushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT10720
1151321409,m,1409,m978beng-ngong~beng-chhîtdeafLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
115130811,1409871na-pâdeafLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
115131811,1409,1409871na-pâ-padeafLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
61935414092229p(j)aŋDEAFbe v.*Central Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.1950
62026814092231pəŋ³-deafbe v.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Bruhn 14 PCNDWB-PCNIII.1950
171770p,811a,1409,s963e◦no◦pang◦adeafLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
132641811a,1409965No◦buNgdeafLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Nienu 90 LotQVN-LothQ3.6.80
617454811a,14092220no◦püngdeafLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Murry 78LLC-ALV280
316875811a,1409961n̯ó◦pə̀ŋdeafLotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Acharya 75ACH19750
70971409962³bɯŋdeafv.i.Lotha Naga631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT10720
618101p,811a,p,1409,m,m2205a◦na◦t◦püng◦rü ngitsarüdeafSangtam631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Kumar 73 SangBBK-Sangtam0
171780825,14091364nang◦tpingdeafSangtam631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
7098p,825,14091363¹a¹naŋ¹dbiŋdeafv.i.Sangtam631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT10720
171784811a,665,1409,s1672mü◦khün-peng◦rüdeafYimchungrü631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
618538811a,665,14092206nü◦khün◦peangdeafYimchungrü631.3.1Central Naga (Ao Group)1Kumar 73 YimBBK-Yim740
171781p,m,811,14091382a◦ki◦ni◦podeafSema [Sumi]651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
171785m,665,1409,m1694be◦kun◦pang◦bedeafZeme641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
171773665,14091137kwen◦pangdeafMzieme641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
70901409,s349beŋ◦gadeafv.i.Bodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT10720
70891409,s1036beŋ◦gadeafv.i.Meche801.7.1.1Bodo1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT10720
70911409,s568beŋ-adeafv.i.Garo811.7.1.2Garo1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT10720
786761409161baːŋdeaf*Northern Naga121.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1French 83WTF-PNN4760
77870811,14091192na badeafNocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1French 83WTF-PNN4760
7092811,14091187³na-¹badeafv.i.Nocte841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT10720
709314091488³baŋdeafv.i.Tangsa841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT10720
7786914091675baŋdeafTangsa (Yogli)841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1French 83WTF-PNN4760
70941413,1409428ò-báŋdeafv.i.Chang851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT10720
77872811,1409,s809na pan padeafKonyak851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN4760
77871811,14091632na badeafWancho851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN4760
115115811,1409671(na) hpangdeafJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
115114811,m,1409671(na) lə◦hpangdeafJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
31610p,1409676lə◦pháŋdeafJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB3010
31609811,1409676nà-pháŋplug up / deafJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB3010
41234811,1409679na³¹ phaŋ⁵⁵deaf personJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Liu 84JZ-Jingpo0
59197811,1409683na³¹ phaŋ⁵⁵deafJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB730
355512811,14091814na³¹phaŋ⁵⁵deaf personnJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0204.190
419647811,14091814na³¹phaŋ⁵⁵deaf, bev.Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1504.190
195333811,1409690na³¹phaŋ⁵⁵deaf personJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC301.470
171788811,1413,811,1409669na◦layawng, na◦hpangdeafJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
316081409676pháŋplug up / deafJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB3010
7088811,m,1409667²na-¹lə³phaŋdeafv.i.Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Weidert 87 TBToAW-TBT10720
115124p,811,1409894a-nyor pón̊deafLepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
1151251409894bón̊deafLepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
795251409,m328pheng-nabakdeafBantawa762.3.2Southern Kiranti1Rai 84 BnDcWW-Bant530
1767214091491mbadeafTangut [Xixia]333.1Tangut1Dai 89 XixiDQ-Xixia3.6.80
128736811,1409562nɑ³³ nbo⁵⁵deafErsu343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ErsQSHK-ErsCQ0
195344811,1409561nɑ³³nbo⁵⁵deaf personErsu343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC301.180
355511811,14091813na³³nbo³⁵deaf personnLyuzu343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0204.180
419646811,14091813ne³³nbo⁵³deaf, bev.Lyuzu343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1504.180
3555081409,m1810mbɑ³³phi⁵³deaf personnMuya343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0204.150
419643811,14091810nɑ³³mbɑ²⁴deaf, bev.Muya343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1504.150
1953171409,m1136mbɑ³³phi³⁵deaf personMuya [Minyak]343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC301.150
1297171409,m1135mbɑ³³pʰi³⁵deafMuya [Minyak]343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 MuyQSHK-MuyaQ3.6.80
129891811,14091146hĩ³³mbo³³deafNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 NamQSHK-NamuQ3.6.80
195319811,14091147hĩ³³mbo³³deaf personNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC301.190
419670811,14091844hĩ³¹nbo³⁵deaf, bev.Namuyi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1504.460
355539811,14091844ʔhĩ³¹nbo³¹deaf personnNamuyi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0204.460
355503m,14091805zɑ¹¹bũ⁵⁵deaf personnPumi (Jiulong)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0204.100
355502m,14091853zdə¹³bõ¹³deaf personnPumi (Lanping)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0204.090
42772m,14091304sdə¹³ bõ¹³deaf personPumi (Qinghua)343.2Qiangic1Lu 83 PumiJZ-Pumi0
195316m,14091306sdə¹³bõ¹³deaf personPumi (Qinghua)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC301.110
42921m,14091307zɐ³⁵ bõ³⁵deaf personPumi (Taoba)343.2Qiangic1Lu 83 PumiJZ-Pumi0
195340m,14091309zɐ³⁵bõ³⁵deaf personPumi (Taoba)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC301.100
511161811,14091996ȵì bòdeafQiang (Longxi)343.2Qiangic1Evans 99 QiangJPE-SQiang21600
506839811,14091996ȵì-bòdeaf person [ear-deaf]Qiang (Longxi)343.2Qiangic1Evans 99 QiangJPE-SQiang2610
41963714091852budeaf, bev.Qiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1504.080
195339811,820,14091320nə ku budeaf personQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC301.80
129174811,820,14091319nə◦kuə̥ budeafQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 MawQSHK-MawoQ3.6.80
43053811,820,14091317nə◦ku◦budeaf personQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 81 QiaJZ-Qiang0
59198811,820,14091318nə◦ku◦budeafQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB730
355501811,820,14091852ȵə ku̥ budeaf personnQiang (Mawo)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0204.080
51116214091997bùdeafQiang (Mianchi)343.2Qiangic1Evans 99 QiangJPE-SQiang21600
506841811,820,14091997nə̀ kiè búdeaf person [ear-deaf]Qiang (Mianchi)343.2Qiangic1Evans 99 QiangJPE-SQiang2610
43206811,820,14091321ȵi³¹ kie³³ bu²³¹deaf personQiang (Taoping)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 81 QiaJZ-Qiang0
195315811,820,14091323ȵi³¹kie³³bu²⁴¹deaf personQiang (Taoping)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC301.90
17914811,14091325ȵuk pudeaf personQiang (Yadu)343.2Qiangic1Dai 89 QianDQ-QiangN2610
17996811,14091325ȵyk budeafQiang (Yadu)343.2Qiangic1Dai 89 QianDQ-QiangN20810
355506811,14091808rna⁵⁵pɔ⁵⁵deaf personnQueyu (Xinlong)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0204.130
355510m,14091812za³³bõ⁵³deaf personnXumi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0204.170
419645m,14091812zɛ³³bõ⁵⁵deaf, bev.Xumi343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1504.170
131007m,14091408zɐ³³ bɔ̃deafXumi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ShiQSHK-ShixQ0
195345m,14091409zɐ³³bɔ̃³⁵deaf personXumi343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC301.200
3555071409,m1809mbᴜ³³ge⁵⁵deaf personnZhaba (Daofu County)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0204.140
41964214091809mbᴜ¹³deaf, bev.Zhaba (Daofu County)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1504.140
130069m,1409616kawa mbodeafrGyalrong (Eastern)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rEQSHK-rGEQ3.6.80
130381m,1409617kəwu mbodeafrGyalrong (Northern)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNQSHK-rGNQ3.6.80
130703p,1409618ta◦mbadeafrGyalrong (NW)783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 rNWSHK-rGNWQ3.6.80
329366p,1409,m1796ta Nbo lodeafrGyalrong783.3.1rGyalrong1Nagano 97 GyQGyarong.Nag3.6.80
332835p,14091799ta-nbodeafnrGBenzhen783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun J 97 rGBJS-rGBenzhe0
127324m,1409,14121612tsa¹³ pu̵⁵⁵ tu̵⁵⁵deafTujia415Tujia1Chen 86 TuMQCK-TujMQ3.6.80
59200811,1409203na³¹ paŋ³¹deafAchang (Lianghe)446.1.1Burmish1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB730
38740811,1409207na⁵⁵ paŋ⁵¹deaf personAchang (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 85 AcJZJZ-Achang0
59199811,1409208na⁵⁵ paŋ⁵¹deafAchang (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB730
17575811,1409209n̥ɔ³¹ pjau³¹deafAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 89 XianDQ-Xiandao20810
115117811,1409396nâ-pâŋdeafBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
31612811,1409401nâ-pâŋdeafBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB3010
1338911409394pâŋdeafBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2670
119721409152baŋ²deaf*Loloish456.1.2Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo5730
1338901409153baŋ²deaf*Loloish456.1.2Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2670
15734811,1409958(no⁵⁵) bɒ³¹deafLolopho456.1.2Loloish1Dai 89 LoloDQ-Lolopho3.6.80
178131409585po³¹deafGazhuo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 87 GazhDLF-Gazhuo0
137671409584po³¹deafGazhuo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 GazhDQ-Gazhuo3.6.80
9319811,1409878ʔnɑ²¹ bu²¹deafLalo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ3.6.80
9514811,14091148no³³ bɔ³³deafNasu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ3.6.80
9725811,14091164no⁵⁵ ba³³deafNesu466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ3.6.80
1638414091216boŋ⁵⁵deafNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 NusBDQ-NusuB2081.0
1613814091218bõ⁵⁵deafNusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 NusADQ-NusuA2081.0
1590414091661bɔ³³deafYi (Lishan)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 87 GazhDLF-Gazhuo0
9975m,14091667lo³³-bo³³deafYi (Xide)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Chen 79 YiChCSL-YIzd0
47344811,1409216no⁵⁵ bu²¹deafAhi476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Luo 90LMZ-AhiQ3.6.80
146171409697pɤ⁴⁴deafJinuo (Baka)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinBDQ-JinB21600
144001409698pʌ⁴⁴deafJinuo (Baya/Banai)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 89 JinADQ-JinA21600
59201811,m,1409843nā-pɔ pɔ̂deafLahu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1LaPolla 87RJL-DPTB730
119731409492pawˇdeaf*Common Lahu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo5730
115118811,1409,1409,450832nā-pɔ pô vedeafLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
316131409838pɔ̂deafLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB3010
108651409923baw⁵deafLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo5730
115119811,1409925na¹ baw⁵deafLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
16905811,14091365nɑ⁵⁵ bo¹¹deafSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Ma 89 SanQMXL-SaniQ321.20
283813811,14091223nɑ⁵⁵bo²¹deafSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ3.6.80
131901811,14091379nɒ⁵⁵bo²¹deafSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Wu 84YHJC-Sani0
1338921409228bɔ̀deafAkha486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2670
136143811,1409244nà bɔ̀deafAkha (Yunnan)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2670
136142811,1409243nà-bɔ̀deafAkha (Thai)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2670
115120811,1409,1409,m229na˯ baw˯ baw˯-eudeafAkha486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
51325811,1409344nà◦pàŋdeafBisu486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Beaudouin 88 BisuPB-Bisu390
136145811,1409633na bòdeafHani (Lüchun)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2670
136147811,14091299nù pùdeafHani (Pijo)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2670
13389514091299deafHani (Pijo)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2670
136144811,1409635na◦qbboqdeafHani (Wordlist)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2670
136146811,1409784nà pùdeafHani (Khatu)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2670
1338941409784deafHani (Khatu)486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2670
13389614091115poŋ¹deafMpi486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Hansson 89 AHKPILH-PL2670
43471914091120poŋ¹deafMpi486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Srinuan 76SD-MPD0
16808m,14091285lə̆◦pɑ̃¹¹deafCôông [Phunoi]486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Bradley xx PhuDB-Phunoi0
115121m,14091286lə̌◦pà̃deafCôông [Phunoi]486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
19167m,1412,1409312kv̩¹ tø² pɔ⁷deafBai (Dali)518Bai1Dell 81FD-Baipp.150-1690

Chinese comparandum

Comment: Cf. comparanda for #5912 PTB *m‑p(y)aŋ BLOCK / OBSTRUCT. Note, however, that the only common Chinese term for “deaf” is 聾, Mand. lóng, a comparandum for #1413 PTB *l‑ywa(ŋ/n) DEAF.