Reconstruction:Proto-Western Kho-Bwa/nʲis

This Proto-Western Kho-Bwa 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-Western Kho-Bwa

Proto-Western Kho-Bwa numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: *nʲis

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-ni-s
    Proto-Western Kho-Bwa *nʲis

    Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-ni-s.

    Numeral

    *nʲis[1]

    1. (cardinal number) two

    Descendants

    • Chug-Lish:
      • Chug: ɲis
      • Lish: ɲis
    • Mey-Sartang:
      • Sartang:
        Khoina: nik
        Jerigaon: nik
        Khoitam: nik
        Rahung: nik
      • Sherdukpen:
        Rupa: ɲik
        Shergaon: ɲik

    References

    1. ^ Bodt, Timotheus A. (2024) Proto-Western Kho-Bwa: Reconstructing a community’s past through language (Language and Linguistics Monograph Series; 64)‎[1], Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, page 586
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