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#1864 PTB *naŋ GIVE BIRTH

This root is attested in a few widely separated languages: Kaman [Miju], Guiqiong (Qiangic), and Tujia. It is perhaps to be related to #3490 TGTM *naŋ BROOD / INCUBATE (eggs), but seems quite distinct from #1863 PTB *b‑na BEAR A CHILD / BORN.

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425080p,18641819xɑ³¹nɑŋ⁵⁵birth, give tov.Kaman [Miju]61.1.2Deng1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1620.230
429709p,18641819xɑ³¹nɑŋ⁵⁵birth, give to (piglets)v.Kaman [Miju]61.1.2Deng1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1717.230
219482p,1864592xɑ³¹nɑŋ⁵⁵birth, giveKaman [Miju]61.1.2Deng1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC774.480
10679p,1864,3480,s1040ə◦ŋaŋ pok◦pəbirth, givev.Meithei131.4Meithei1Singh 91 MeiQCYS-Meithei10.4.15 1
10680p,1864,97,m,s1040ə◦ŋaŋ u◦nə◦bəbirth, givev.Meithei131.4Meithei1Singh 91 MeiQCYS-Meithei10.4.150
425074m,m,m,18641811(e⁵⁵le⁵⁵tsə³³) nɑ̃³¹birth, give tov.Guiqiong343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1620.160
429703m,m,m,18641811(pha⁵⁵tsi⁵⁵tsi⁵⁵) nɔ̃³¹birth, give to (piglets)v.Guiqiong343.2Qiangic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1717.160
1289191864594nɔ̃³⁵birth, giveGuiqiong343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 GuiQSHK-GuiqQ0
2194411864595nɔ̃³⁵birth, giveGuiqiong343.2Qiangic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC774.170
12728018641611nũ⁵⁵birth, giveTujia415Tujia1Chen 86 TuBQCK-TujBQ10.4.150
4346318641616nũ⁵⁵birth, give (to child)Tujia (Northern)415Tujia1Tian 86JZ-Tujia0

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Meithei ə ŋaŋ ‘child’ (cf. Lhoba aŋaː, Yi (Dafang) a³³ŋa⁵⁵, as well as set #90 PTB *m/s‑ŋa‑y SMALL / INFERIOR / OFFSPRING).