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#1626 PTB *tsaŋ CLITORIS

This root apparently occurs in three branches of TB: NE Indian Areal Group (Karbi), Himalayish (Limbu), and Lolo-Burmese (Bisu), with the consistent meaning of CLITORIS.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
47225p,16261063ing◦chàngclitorisMikir [Karbi]141.5Mikir [Karbi]1Grüssner 79 BPKHG-MikirQ190
119947m,1626913nāp-coŋclitorisLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
311417m,16261878nep◦caŋclitorisLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Driem 88? LimASVD-LimA4780
74849m,1626911nEp◦tsɔŋclitorisLimbu312.3.1Eastern Kiranti1Michailovsky 89 LmBM-Lim 1
51200661,1626344tɔ◦tshìŋclitorisBisu486.1.2.3Southern Loloish1Beaudouin 88 BisuPB-Bisu130

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PTB *‑aŋ seems to yield Limbu ‑o(ː)ŋ in other cases, e.g. BORN #70 PTB *braŋ BORN / BIRTH > Lb. poːŋ‑maʔ.