9.0 Shape, Size, Color, Measure, Number, Time, Space > 9.4 Colors

#2531 PTB *s-ŋow WHITE / GREEN / YELLOW / BLUE

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

Tibetan and rGyalrong have an allofam with final *‑n.

The general meaning of this root seems to be ‘light in color’, with the exact color referred to differing from language to language.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51561025312012s-|ŋowblue / green*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB6060
722452531182ŋowwhite / green / yellow*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Benedict 72 STCSTC2960
50088325311920ŋawFAIR (skin color) / WHITE (of skin)*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8520
44576825311930ngouwhitePaite681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8520
44576925311927ngō hīfair (of color)Sizang681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8520
7092725311515ŋoucleanThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC2960
44576725311926ŋów-I, ŋòw-IIfair skin, whitebe v.Thado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8520
44576625311925ngou²fair in complexionTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8520
7092825311414naugreenAsho691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC2960
44576325311947ŋâw-I, ŋǎw-IIfair skin, whitebe v.Lai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8520
44576425311923ŋâw-I, ŋàw-IIfair skin, whitebe v.Lai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8520
2552472531976ngowhiteLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
44576525311924ngówhite, fair, a light colorLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8520
709262531984ŋouwhiteLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Benedict 72 STCSTC2960
44576225311921ngyùfair, whiteLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC8520
70929p,2531335ə◦ŋoiyellowBete721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Benedict 72 STCSTC2960
2552252531,m1019ngau◦bangwhiteMaring111.3“Naga” Areal Group0Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
29868425311093ŋɑu⁵⁵blueTshona (Wenlang)222.1.2Bodic1Lu 86 CuoMJZ-CNMenba0
22277625311092ŋᴀu⁵³blueTshona (Mama)222.1.2Bodic1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC839.60
3970392531,s1850ŋau⁵⁵po⁵³blueCuona Menba222.1.2Bodic1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1010.060
3970382531,m1848rŋo nakblueTibetan (Alike)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1010.050
2227752531,s1550hŋon poblueTibetan (Amdo:Bla-brang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC839.40
358782531,s1584hŋon-nboblueTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 AmdoJS-Amdo800
2227512531,s1585rŋ̊on mboblueTibetan (Amdo:Zeku)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC839.50
3970362531,25311826ŋ̊ᴜ⁵⁵ŋ̊ᴜ⁵³blueTibetan (Batang)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1010.030
2617792531,m701ngom◦muqblueadjTibetan (Jirel)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN12b.350
2227502531,s1380ŋ̊en⁵⁵bo⁵³blueTibetan (Khams:Dege)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC839.30
2227742531,s1557ŋom⁵⁵po⁵³blueTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC839.20
3970352531,s1815ŋø⁵⁵po⁵⁵blueTibetan (Lhasa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1010.020
2617802531,s1402ngun◦bublueadjTibetan (Sherpa)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Hale 73 CSDAH-CSDPN12b.350
689182531,s1427ŋum◦boblueTibetan (Spiti)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sharma, S.R. 79 SpSRS-PSS0
689172531,s1427ŋun◦poblueTibetan (Spiti)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sharma, S.R. 79 SpSRS-PSS0
376622531,s1575sngon.poblueTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun J 85 TbGlJS-Tib800
7092525311578sŋoblue, greenTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Benedict 72 STCSTC2960
3970342531,s1804sŋon poblueTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1010.010
2227492531,s1582sŋon poblueTibetan (Written)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC839.10
3970372531,s1837hŋo mboblueTibetan (Xiahe)242.1.2.1Tibetan1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1010.040
2227792531,s1340sŋon mbobluerGyalrong783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC839.120
2874922531207ȵau³¹blueAchang (Luxi)446.1.1Burmish1Dai 85 AcJZJZ-Achang0
39706125311825ɲau⁵⁵blueAchang (Xiandao)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1010.290
119182531152ʔ-|ɲo¹blue / green*Loloish456.1.2Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo5080
39706525311831ȵɯ³³blueNusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1010.340
2227702531,25311215ȵɯ³⁵ȵɯ³¹blueNusu (Bijiang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC839.450
33561825311219ȵɯ̃³¹blueNusu (Northern)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun J 86 NusuJZ-Nusu0
33651825311220ȵɯ⁵⁵blueNusu (Southern)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun J 86 NusuJZ-Nusu0
22278425311658ȵi³³blueYi (Dafang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC839.220
47694325311969nu33blueKucong476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Dai 09 KucongDC-Kucong0
39707425311841nɔ³³blueLahu (Lancang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1010.430
2227642531851nɔ³⁵blueLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC839.330
3027542531856nɿ¹blueLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0

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This root was reconstructed as *ŋow in STC #296.