Reconstruction:Proto-Kuki-Chin/tsiŋ-hŋia

This Proto-Kuki-Chin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Kuki-Chin

Noun

*tsiŋ-hŋia

  1. fox, wolf
  2. dhole, an Asian wild dog (Cuon alpinus)

Descendants

  • Central Kuki-Chin
    • Lai
      • Lai: cenghngia (fox)
      • Falam Chin: cinghnia (fox)
    • Mizo: chinghnia (wolf)
  • Maraic
  • Northeastern Kuki-Chin
    • Tedim Chin: ngia (fox, wolf)
  • Southern Kuki-Chin

References

  • Kenneth VanBik (2009) Proto-Kuki-Chin: A Reconstructed Ancestor of the Kuki-Chin Languages (STEDT Monograph Series), volume 8, →ISBN
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