1.0 The Body > 1.2 Head and Face > 1.2.5 Face > 1.2.5.2 Jaw/Cheek

#264 PTB *m-b(y/r)aŋ CHEEK

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

The nasal prefix shows up in certain Chin languages (Cho, Womatu), and has preempted the root initial in Northern Naga.

This root bears a striking resemblance to #263 PTB *bwaŋ CHEEK, suggesting that they belong to a word family which contains no fewer than three of the posited PTB glides: *‑y‑, *‑r‑, *‑w‑.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
155456264,280286pin-tojaw (upper)Apatani731.1.1.1Western Tani1Sun J 93 TaniJS-Tani0
458852034,2641444cok◦pyajawTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
39679273,264,232,263505kɑ³¹ pɯŋ⁵⁵ ɹɯ³¹ boŋ³⁵cheekboneDarang [Taraon]61.1.2Deng1Sun H 80 MLDSLZO-MLD0
48442p,264660ã◦prajawIdu61.1.2Deng1Anonymous 62 IduNEFA-PBI0
5000462641920ɓiaŋCHEEK*Chin81.2Kuki-Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC150
117088264246biŋcheekAnal81.2Kuki-Chin1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
3426162641802biengcheekKuki-Chin681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Haokip 98Qbp-KC3.110
4415832641930biangcheekPaite681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC150
4415822641926bíengcheekThado681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC150
4415812641925biang²cheekTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC150
3134012641778biang²cheekTiddim681.2.1.1Northern Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB920
441584m,2641928m-beingcheekCho (Mindat)691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC150
117089p,264793ta-bɛŋcheekKhumi691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
441585m,2641929tang◦béengcheekKhumi691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC150
164534286,264221tʻɑ̃¹bæ̃⁴cheekKhumi (Ahraing)691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1Luce 85GHL-PPBR.290
164537p,2641633m-ɓeŋ⁴cheekWomatu691.2.1.2Southern Plains Chin1Luce 85GHL-PPBR.290
4415782641947bîaŋcheekLai (Hakha)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC150
4415792641923bǐaŋcheekLai (Falam)701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC150
117087264863biaŋcheekLaizo701.2.2Central Chin1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
165346264976biangcheekLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
117053264978biângcheekLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
4415802641924bíangcheek, the side post of a doorLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC150
3134022641779biaːngcheekLushai [Mizo]701.2.2Central Chin1Bhaskararao 96 CDBPB-CLDB920
4415772641921bà̀icheekLakher [Mara]711.2.3Maraic1VanBik 09 PKCKVB-PKC150
1170592641701bïacheekZotung711.2.3Maraic1Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
131547p,264805kə biŋcheekKom Rem721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Toba 91 KRQT-KomRQ3.110
131548p,264,232805kə◦biŋ◦lucheekboneKom Rem721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Toba 91 KRQT-KomRQ3.11.10
150285632,2641112hà◦prèŋjawMoyon721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Kosha 90DK-Moyon3.130
150282p,2641112l◦bíŋcheekMoyon721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Kosha 90DK-Moyon3.110
150283p,264,2321112l◦bíŋ◦r̀owcheekboneMoyon721.2.4“Old Kuki”0Kosha 90DK-Moyon3.11.10
165323p,264790a◦bengcheekKhoirao641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
165325266,264906cha◦byangcheekLiangmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
165328264,m1018beng◦tocheekMaram641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
165335273,2641301ka◦bencheekPuiron641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1653322641347biangcheekRongmei / Nruanghmei641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
1653431002,264,2711694mi◦bia◦picheekZeme641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
165330p,2641137n◦'biacheekMzieme641.3.3Zeme Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
78617p,264161N-biaŋcheek*Northern Naga121.7.2Northern Naga/Konyakian1French 83WTF-PNN4670
165324264,1190807meng◦yacheekKonyak851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
77836264,1190809meŋ yacheekKonyak851.7.2.2Konyak-Chang1French 83WTF-PNN4670
3384782641788pīṅcheeknKanauri202.1.1Western Himalayish0Bailey 11BAI19110
18055264731piṇcheekKanauri202.1.1Western Himalayish0Sharma, D.D. 88 KnDS-Kan27,420
117033264732piṅcheekKanauri202.1.1Western Himalayish0Matisoff 87 BPJAM-Ety0
516324264,m1999bjæ˧ɭɔ˥cheekLaze (Xiangjiao)436.2Naxi1Michaud 06 NaLazeAM-NaLaze12750
349294264,2711843be³³bi²¹cheeknNaxi436.2Naxi1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0083.450