8.0 Abstract Nouns and Verbs, Psychological Verbs, Verbs of Utterance > 8.3 Psychological verbs > 8.3.3 Verbs of Conscience and Shame > 8.3.3.9 Correct

#3543 PTB *ʔal RIGHT (CORRECT) / GOOD (provisional)

This root has so far been found only in the NE Indian areal group.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
51468135432012ʔalright (correct) / good*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5830
449743543,m,m564al-ma-nabadGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
450193543,m564al-nagoodGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
450663543,m564al-naright (correct)Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
4916323543,m1979al◦əgoodadj.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED0
4916343543,m1979al◦əgoodn.Galo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09GLDC-GED 1
450183543,m564al◦ɤgoodGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
446363543,m,m,m,m,m,s564al◦ɤ-bɤ pɯpe-ci-lik-namgood omenvGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
451023543,m,m,m,m564al◦ɤ-ru-ma-naworstGalo731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 63 GalKDG-IGL0
2246735431078alrightMiri, Hill731.1.1.1Western Tani1Simon 76 MiriIMS-HMLG0
224763543,m,m1078al-ma [-ne]unwell, bad, dangerousMiri, Hill731.1.1.1Western Tani1Simon 76 MiriIMS-HMLG0
224683543,m,m1078al-namglad, well, goodbe v.Miri, Hill731.1.1.1Western Tani1Simon 76 MiriIMS-HMLG0
3267773543,m1792al-pagoodNishing731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 69 DafKDG-Daf0
3267853543,m,m,m1792al◦e-ja-pagood (very)Nishing731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 69 DafKDG-Daf0
3267863543,m,64491792al◦e-mabad ('not good')Nishing731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 69 DafKDG-Daf0
3267873543,m1792al◦esgoodNishing731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 69 DafKDG-Daf0
463943543,m1444al◦ɤgoodTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
463173543,m,64491444al◦ɤ-mabad / not goodTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
464623543,m,6449,m1444al◦ɤ-mà nɤrude / not goodTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
463513543,m,6449,m1444al◦ɤ-ma-nɤcruel / not goodTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
464253543,m,m1444al◦ɤ-nemodest / goodTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
462023543,m,m,m,m,s1444al◦ɤ◦ma◦bɤ ri-namcrime / bad workTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
463883543,m,m1444al◦ɤ◦nɤfresh / goodTagin731.1.1.1Western Tani1Das Gupta 83 TagKDG-Tag0
2479283543,m1382al◦loright (correct)Sema [Sumi]651.3.2Angami-Pochuri Group1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
242241p,35431489a◦halgoodTangsa (Moshang)841.7.2.1Tangsa-Nocte1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0

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This entry was extracted from the index. Full definition: “alə n. good thing; merit.”