STEDT Etymon #5498
#5498 PTB *la-y QUESTION PARTICLE / INTERROGATIVE (provisional) |
Lolo-Burmese distinguishes between the open syllable allofam *la and the suffixed form *lay, with a semantic difference: signaling yes/no questions vs. substance questions, respectively. See GSTC set #131, Matisoff 1995 (“Palatal suffixes”) #21, and HPTB p. 488.
| rn | analysis | lgid | reflex | gloss | gfn | language | grpid | grpno | grp | genetic | citation | srcabbr | srcid | rn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 515311 | 5498 | 2012 | la-|y | question particle | *Tibeto-Burman | 2 | 0.1 | Tibeto-Burman (previously published reconstructions) | 0 | Matisoff 03 HPTB | JAM-HPTB | 599 | 0 | |
| 490251 | 5498 | 1979 | `laa | Content question marker | pcl. | Galo | 73 | 1.1.1.1 | Western Tani | 1 | Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09 | GLDC-GED | 0 | |
| 493704 | 5498 | 1979 | `laa | Question marker (content) | pcl. | Galo | 73 | 1.1.1.1 | Western Tani | 1 | Rɨbaa,Post,et al. 09 | GLDC-GED | 0 | |
| 526005 | 5498 | 2025 | la | question marker (yes-no) | Ukhrul | 66 | 1.3.4 | Tangkhulic | 1 | Mortensen 12 Tk | DRM-Tk | 0 | ||
| 533459 | 5498,5498 | 2076 | la ~ lə | yes/no question particle | Meithei | 13 | 1.4 | Meithei | 1 | Matisoff 03 HPTB | JAM-HPTB | 488 | 0 | |
| 533458 | p,5498 | 2075 | kh◦lay | content question particle | Kokborok | 80 | 1.7.1.1 | Bodo | 1 | Matisoff 03 HPTB | JAM-HPTB | 488 | 0 | |
| 533457 | 5498 | 2075 | lay | content question particle | Kokborok | 80 | 1.7.1.1 | Bodo | 1 | Matisoff 03 HPTB | JAM-HPTB | 488 | 0 | |
| 55857 | 5498 | 803 | lay | wh- particle | Kokborok | 80 | 1.7.1.1 | Bodo | 1 | Tripuri 88 | PT-Kok | 0 | ||
| 533453 | 5498 | 1919 | lā | yes/no question particle | Newar (Kathmandu) | 27 | 2.2 | Newar | 1 | Malla 07 PC | KPM-pc | HPTB:488 | 0 | |
| 533454 | 5498 | 1919 | le | content question particle | Newar (Kathmandu) | 27 | 2.2 | Newar | 1 | Malla 07 PC | KPM-pc | HPTB:488 | 0 | |
| 486156 | 5498? | 1977 | -lo | Interrogative of Identification | fn2. | Chepang | 28 | 2.4 | Kham-Magar-Chepang | 1 | Caughley 00 Chepang | RC-DOC | 0 | |
| 455050 | 5498 | 1967 | la | interrogative sentential particle | Tujia (Northern) | 41 | 5 | Tujia | 1 | Brassett 06 Tujia | BBL-TL | 7.1 | 0 | |
| 30463 | 5498 | 141 | lay¹/²| | question particle | *Lolo-Burmese | 42 | 6.1 | Lolo-Burmese | 1 | Matisoff 85 GSTC | JAM-GSTC | 131 | 0 | |
| 515312 | 5498 | 2011 | la² | question particle | *Lolo-Burmese | 42 | 6.1 | Lolo-Burmese | 1 | Matisoff 03 HPTB | JAM-HPTB | 599 | 0 | |
| 439925 | 5498 | 406 | lâ | ( affix, interrog. ) | Burmese (Written) | 44 | 6.1.1 | Burmish | 1 | Benedict 76 WBur | PKB-WBRD | 0 | ||
| 146283 | 5498 | 397 | lâi | final particle marking substance questions | Burmese (Written) | 44 | 6.1.1 | Burmish | 1 | Matisoff 85 GSTC | JAM-GSTC | 131 | 0 | |
| 12231 | 5498 | 152 | lay²/³ | substance question | *Loloish | 45 | 6.1.2 | Loloish | 1 | Bradley 79 PLo | DB-PLolo | 859 | 0 | |
| 12230 | 5498 | 152 | la² | yes / no question | *Loloish | 45 | 6.1.2 | Loloish | 1 | Bradley 79 PLo | DB-PLolo | 858 | 0 | |
| 533455 | 5498 | 831 | lâ | yes/no question particle | Lahu (Black) | 47 | 6.1.2.2 | Central Loloish | 1 | Matisoff 88 DL | JAM-DL | 1347 | 0 | |
| 533456 | 5498 | 831 | le | substance question particle | Lahu (Black) | 47 | 6.1.2.2 | Central Loloish | 1 | Matisoff 88 DL | JAM-DL | 1373 | 0 | |
| 435595 | 5498 | 1120 | lɑ² | question particle | Mpi | 48 | 6.1.2.3 | Southern Loloish | 1 | Srinuan 76 | SD-MPD | 0 | ||
| 497169 | 5498 | 1981 | lá | interrogative question marker | Pf | Kayan (Pekon) | 50 | 7 | Karenic | 1 | Manson 10 Kayan | KM-Kayan | 0 | |
| 497302 | 5498 | 1981 | lé | question marker | Pf | Kayan (Pekon) | 50 | 7 | Karenic | 1 | Manson 10 Kayan | KM-Kayan | 0 |
Chinese 與 or 歟 ‘final (yes/no or rhetorical) interrogative particle’ is reconstructed as OC *zi̯o in GSR #89b-d and #89e (Mand. yú), but as *lă in WHB’s system.