10.0 Grammatical Words > 10.5 ? > 10.5.3 WH words

#167 PTB *(b/m)a-y WHAT

This high-frequency morpheme shows alternation between labial stop and labial nasal. Several languages having reflexes with front vowels evidently reflect the palatal suffix. See JAM (1995) “Sino-Tibetan palatal suffixes revisited”.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
5147201672012ba-|ywhat*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5840
5154061672012ma-|ywhat*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6010
2526871671050mawhat?Meluri651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
252692167,m1196mo◦wawhat?Ntenyi651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
321819167350whatBodo801.7.1.1Bodo1Bhat 68 BoroBhat-Boro0
252790167,m531ba◦rawhere?Dimasa801.7.1.1Bodo1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
55550m,167803ta-mawhatKokborok801.7.1.1Bodo1Tripuri 88PT-Kok0
55794m,167803tə-mawhatKokborok801.7.1.1Bodo1Tripuri 88PT-Kok0
4652961671945ba-what?qwGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG1.21-II:idx0
465323167,m1945bai-sikwhat time?qwGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG1.21-II:idx0
4668861671945mawhat?intGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG0.64-II:idx0
466903167,m1945mai-nawhy?qwGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG1.21-II:idx0
4668891671945ma•-what?qwGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG1.21-II:idx0
467098167?,m1945mo•-nawhat for?; why?qwGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG1.21-II:idx0
467113167?,m1945mu-awhat?qwGaro (Bangladesh)811.7.1.2Garo1Burling 03 GaroRB-LMMG1.21-II:idx0
252708167669hpawhat?Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
32325167676phāwhatJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB800
3941201671814pha³³whatintgJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.190
230268167690pha³³whatJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC986.470
334831167,m,167679pha³³~n̩³³pha³³whatJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Liu 84JZ-Jingpo0
73158167547mwoːwhat, anyDumi772.3.3Central Kiranti1Driem 93 DumiSVD-Dum0
3941111671805me³⁵whatintgPumi (Jiulong)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.100
3941101671853mi⁵⁵whatintgPumi (Lanping)343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.090
2302511671306mi⁵⁵whatPumi (Qinghua)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC986.110
2302751671309me⁵³whatPumi (Taoba)343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC986.100
5024051671982phɑ³¹whatRawang384Nungic1LaPolla 03RJL-Rawang9750
394129167,m1824pi³¹ si⁵⁵whatintgAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.280
230265167,m200pi³¹si⁵⁵whatAchang (Longchuan)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC986.410
3941301671825pɛ³¹whatintgAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.290
394133167,m1829pɛ̱⁵⁵ tʃuŋ³¹whatintgBola (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.320
3941541671823bɑ²²whatintgBurmese (Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.270
394183p,167,m1823ɑ⁵³ bɛ²²m̥ɑ²²whereintgBurmese (Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0955.270
394128p,1671823ɑ⁵³bɛ²²whatintgBurmese (Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.270
230290p,1671428ɑ bɛ²²whatBurmese (Spoken Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC986.400
230392p,167,m,m1428ɑ bɛ²²◦ne²²◦jɑ²²whereBurmese (Spoken Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC988.400
32326167401bawhatBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB800
440133167406bhaiwhatBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
252706167,m392bhay◦hāwhat?Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
252789167,m392bhay◦hmāwhere?Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
3941531671822bhɑɑ²whatintgBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.260
440134p,167406ə-bhaiwhatBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
394182p,167,m1822ɑ¹ bhɑj² hmɑɑ²whereintgBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0955.260
394127p,1671822ɑ¹bhɑj²whatintgBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.260
230264p,167411ɑ¹bhɑj²whatBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC986.390
230366p,167,m,m411ɑ¹bhɑj²ne²rɑ²whereBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC988.390
3941321671828pɛ̱⁵⁵whatintgLangsu (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.310
2302661671034pɛ̱⁵⁵whatMaru [Langsu]446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC986.430
394148m,167,m1845xa³³ma³³ta⁵⁵whatintgGazhuo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.470
230267m,1671215tɕho⁵⁵mɑ⁵⁵whatNusu (Bijiang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC986.450
394135m,1671831tʂhu³¹ma⁵⁵whatintgNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.340
230281167,m1658mɯ³³lɯ³³whatYi (Dafang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC986.220
230257p,1671662ᴀ²¹mi⁵⁵whatYi (Mile)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC986.250
394138p,m,1671834ɑ³³ tso³³mo³³whatintgYi (Nanhua)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.370
230282p,m,1671664ᴀ³³tsᴀ³³mo³³whatYi (Nanhua)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC986.240
476832p,1671969a33 mʌ33whatKucong476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 09 KucongDC-Kucong0
394144m,m,1671841ɑ³¹tho²¹mɑ³³whatintgLahu (Lancang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.430
621395m,167831à-mawhatLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DL970
621394m,m,167831à-thòʔ=mawhatLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DL970
230261m,m,167851ᴀ³¹tho²¹mᴀ³³whatLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC986.330
302892m,m,167,m856a²tho²pha³le¹whatLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
394140p,1671836ɒ⁴⁴ mɪ⁴⁴whatintgYi (Sani)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0954.390
523711p,1672020a³³mu³³what?Azha756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL11210
521345p,167,m2018a³³mi²¹(-ti²¹)what?Southern Muji756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL11210
522562p,1672019a³³mɛ⁵⁵what?Hlepho Phowa756.1.2.4Southeastern Loloish1Pelkey 11 PhulaJP-CPL11210
311028m,167,m,1671235thə◦māi, tə◦māiwhatPa-O507Karenic1Solnit 89 PaODBS-PaO0