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#1454 PTB *syap SCALE (OF FISH OR REPTILE)

Lepcha a‑ší looks like a possible reflex of this root, but the lack of a final ‑p is a problem. This root was formerly reconstructed as *sep (HPTB:376).

The final velar in the Limbu form is unexplained.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51585114542012sepscale (of fish or reptile)*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB3760
167530m,1454487khu⁵⁵ shi⁵⁵scales (of fish)Chokri651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Nienu 90 ChoQVN-ChkQ8.2.50
1184371455,1454671nga-sepscales (of fish)Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
314921455,1454676ŋá-sèpscale (fish)Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB3410
3630151455,14541814ŋa⁵⁵sep³¹scaleNbpJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0352.190
118436p,1454671ə-sepscales (of fish)Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
452258p,m,14541964a◦kə◦sáiʔscale (of fish)Sak401.7.3.2Asakian1Huziwara 08 SakHK-Sak317-20
3923714541085sep⁵⁵scalesTsangla (Motuo)222.1.2Bodic1Zhang Jichuan 86JZ-CLMenba0
36300314541851sepscaleNbpMotuo Menba222.1.2Bodic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0352.070
36299814541815tʂhəp⁵²scaleNbpTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0352.020
118442p,1454894a-šíscales (of fish)Lepcha212.1.3Lepcha1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
758411454911seːkscale (of a fish)Limbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Michailovsky 89 LmBM-Lim0
1285961455,1454560(ȵɛ¹³) tʂʰɛp⁵³scales (of fish)Ergong (Northern)353.3rGyalrongic1Sun H 91 ErNQSHK-ErgNQ8.2.50
5017991455,m,14541982ŋɑ³³ rə◦ɕɛʔscale (of fish)Rawang384Nungic1LaPolla 03RJL-Rawang3980
363016m,14541816ɹɯ⁵⁵sɛʔ⁵⁵scaleNbpDulong384Nungic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0352.200
400141455,m,m,1454538ŋɑ⁵⁵ plɑ̆ʔ⁵⁵ ɹɯ³¹ sĕʔ⁵⁵scalesTrung [Dulong] (Dulonghe)384Nungic1Sun H 82 DulJZ-Dulong0
51585214542011sepᴴscale (of fish or reptile)*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6120
16056586,14541218kʰu̱³¹ sɿ³¹scalesNusu (Central/Zhizhiluo)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 NusADQ-NusuA409.0
163061455,14541216ŋa⁵⁵ ʂi⁵⁵scalesNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Dai 89 NusBDQ-NusuB409.0
3630301455,14541831ŋa⁵⁵ʂi⁵⁵scaleNbpNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0352.340
3630391455,14541841ŋɑ⁵³ɕɛ⁵⁴scaleNbpLahu (Lancang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0352.430
6091512623,14542098vɨ̀-šɛ̂ʔscale of snakeLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB3760
414885450,1454850ɔ³¹ sɛʔ⁵⁴scalesLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
118439p,1454832ɔ̀-šɛ̂ʔscales (of fish)Lahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
31493p,1454838ɔ̀-šɛ̂ʔscale (fish)Lahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB3410
1723514541366sa̱⁴⁴scalesSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Wu 84WAH-Sani164.10
36303514541836sɑ⁴⁴scaleNbpYi (Sani)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0352.390
169471455,14541365ŋɑ⁵⁵ sa⁵⁵scale (of fish)Sani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Ma 89 SanQMXL-SaniQ328.20
2839311455,14541223ŋɑ⁵⁵sa⁵⁵scalesSani [Nyi]476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chen 86 YiCK-YiQ8.2.50