Allofams:
6.0 Verbs of Motion, of Manipulation, and of Production > 6.7 Movement > 6.7.9 Manner is primary

#521 PTB *ga DANCE / LEAP / STRIDE

Reconstructed mesoroots below:

This root is distinct from #6705 PTB *gan*k(y)at RUN / DANCE / KICK, and frequently occurs in compounds with it.

rGyalrong shows an r‑ prefix so far not found elsewhere.

Lolo-Burmese shows tonal variation in this root, sometimes accompanied by the semantic difference between SING / PLAY and DANCE.

rnanalysislgidreflexglossgfnlanguagegrpidgrpnogrpgeneticcitationsrcabbrsrcidrn
5149712234,5212012gaːr ⪤ s-|gadance / sing / leap / stride*Tibeto-Burman20.1Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions)0Matisoff 03 HPTBJAM-HPTB5900
334559521679ka̱³¹dancevJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Liu 84JZ-Jingpo0
4278175211814ka̱³¹dancev.Jingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1677.190
214866521690ka̱³¹danceJingpho371.7.3.1Jingpho1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC684.470
214874m,5211340ta rgadancerGyalrong783.3.1rGyalrong1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC684.120
378760m,5211806tɑ rgɑdancenrGyalrong (Maerkang)783.3.1rGyalrong1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0657.110
427809m,521,m,m1806tɑ rgɑ kɑ pɑdancev.rGyalrong (Maerkang)783.3.1rGyalrong1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1677.110
533502521,521139ga³ ⪤ ʔga²SING / DANCE / PLAY*Lolo-Burmese426.1Lolo-Burmese1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DL2280
4278255211823kɑ⁵³dancev.Burmese (Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1677.270
378776p,5211823ɑ⁵³kɑ⁵³dancenBurmese (Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0657.270
2148885211428kɑ⁵³danceBurmese (Spoken Rangoon)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC684.400
239718521392kadancevBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Marrison 67 NagaGEM-CNL0
303040521409danceBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC15n54(a)0
303128521409danceBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 72 STCSTC18n650
31214521400ka'danceBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 83 TILJAM-TIL40
32031521401ka'danceBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB1730
439686521406kaʼdancev.Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Benedict 76 WBurPKB-WBRD0
4278245211822kɑ¹dancev.Burmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1677.260
214862521411kɑ¹danceBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC684.390
378775p,5211822ɑ¹kɑ¹dancenBurmese (Written)446.1.1Burmish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0657.260
11012521152ga³dance*Loloish456.1.2Loloish1Bradley 79 PLoDB-PLolo658-10
292094521,m879ɣa-khjaqdanceLalo466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Björverud 94SB-Lalo0
4278325211831ga³¹dancev.Nusu (Central)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1677.340
3363585211220gɔ³¹danceNusu (Southern)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun J 86 NusuJZ-Nusu0
214865521,m1215gɑ³¹tɕi̱³¹danceNusu (Bijiang)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC684.450
378786521,m1834go³³ɕe³³dancenYi (Nanhua)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0657.370
427835521,m1834go³³ɕe̱³³dancev.Yi (Nanhua)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1677.370
378785521,m1833ɣɑ³³cha³³dancenYi (Weishan)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0657.360
427834521,m1833ɣɑ³³chɑ³³dancev.Yi (Weishan)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1677.360
378787521,m1835gu̱²thi̱²dancenYi (Wuding)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0657.380
427836521,m1835gu̱²ʈhi̱²dancev.Yi (Wuding)466.1.2.1Northern Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1677.380
301224521700kɔ³³jumpJinuo (Youle)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Gai 86JZ-Jinuo0
4278425211842kɔ⁴⁴dancev.Jinuo476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1677.440
4278915211842kɔ⁴⁴jumpv.Jinuo476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1678.440
303127521844danceLahu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Benedict 72 STCSTC18n650
427841521,67051841qɑ³³qhe³³dancev.Lahu (Lancang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1677.430
378792521,67051841qɑ¹¹qhe⁵⁴dancenLahu (Lancang)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL0657.430
533503521831qaplayvLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 88 DLJAM-DL2280
32032521838danceLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 74 TJLBJAM-TJLB1730
29263521,6705833qā◦qhêʔdanceLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Matisoff 85 GSTCJAM-GSTC0390
214859521,6705851qᴀ¹¹qhe³³danceLahu (Black)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Sun H 91 ZMYYZMYYC684.330
302384521856qa¹songLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
302581521,m856qa¹mɯ²singLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
302385521,m,m856qa¹mɯ²khɔ³folk songLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
302582521,6705856qa¹qhe¹danceLahu (Yellow)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Chang 86JZ-Lahu0
303129521940gwa-danceLisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Benedict 72 STCSTC18n650
285085521,6705943gwa⁵-hchye²danceLisu (Central)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Fraser 22JF-HLL0
427838521,m,m1838kuɑ³³khi³⁵ki³⁵dancev.Lisu476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Huang and Dai 92 TBLTBL1677.400
275456521,m946kwa³³dzu⁴⁴dance (a kind of Lisu dance)NLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
275457521,m,m946kwa³³dzu⁴⁴ mu³³lead the danceLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
275458521,m,m,5632946kwa³³dzu⁴⁴ mu³³su³³person who leads the danceLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
275414521,m946kwa³³khi³⁵danceVLisu (Northern)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Bradley 94 LisuDB-Lisu0
302970521,6705951kɑ⁴⁴tʃhi³⁵dancevLisu (Yongsheng)476.1.2.2Central Loloish1Xu 86 LisuJZ-Lisu0
20161521480kɑ̂sing / songChinese (Old/Mid)539.0.1Old Chinese0Chou 72ACST1q0
31061521475singChinese (Old)539.0.1Old Chinese0Matisoff 83 TILJAM-TIL480

Chinese comparandum

歌 OC *kɑ̂, GSR #1q; B & S 2011: *kˁaj {[k]ˁaj}; Mand. .


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This reconstruction is actually a bit different from that offered in DL:228 (PLB *ʔga1¹ or *ga³).