Appendix:Proto-Guang reconstructions
The following list of Proto-Guang reconstructions is from Snider (1990: 16-24).
List
[edit]| No. | Gloss | Proto-Guang |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | to kill | *mɔ̃ʔ |
| 2 | to swallow | *mVCV |
| 3 | to stick | *mɨ̃tã |
| 4 | belly | *kω-mɛ̃ |
| 5 | nasal mucus | *ɪ-mɛ̃ʔ |
| 6 | latex/birdlime | *kɨ-mãraʔ |
| 7 | to drink | *nũŋ |
| 8 | to walk | *nãʔ |
| 9 | mouth | *kɔ-nɔ̃ |
| 10 | okro | *kə-kpunĩ |
| 11 | vein | *o-tɨ̃nĩ |
| 12 | be tired | *kpVnV |
| 13 | to know | *nĩ |
| 14 | mother | *o-nĩ |
| 15 | to laugh | *mVsV |
| 16 | two | *a-ɲɔ̃ |
| 17 | to spoil | *ɲVta |
| 18 | to wring out | *ɲω̃ŋ |
| 19 | head | *ku-ŋũ |
| 20 | to melt | *ŋãlã-kɪ |
| 21 | to lean | *kpasa |
| 22 | to wake up | *tɨ̃ŋ-kĩ |
| 23 | to lick | *nĩn-ta |
| 24 | to unbind | *saŋ-kɪ |
| 25 | to bite | *duŋ |
| 26 | hunger | *a-kVŋ |
| 27 | to grow | *dωŋ |
| 28 | leaf | *kɨ-fVtaʔ |
| 29 | be white | *fuli |
| 30 | rope | *ɔ-fɛ |
| 31 | bark | *kɪ-jafω |
| 32 | to urinate | *bulufɔ |
| 33 | to cure | *čV |
| 34 | tree | *o-yi |
| 35 | be cold | *yuli |
| 36 | sore | *ɔ-lɔ |
| 37 | skin | *ɔ-wωlω |
| 38 | to die | *wu |
| 39 | to pound | *wɔtɪ |
| 40 | ash | *n-sɔ̃ |
| 41 | ear | *kω-sω |
| 42 | three | *a-sã |
| 43 | water | *ɲ-ču |
| 44 | to sit | *čɪnã |
| 45 | dance | *kω-čaʔ |
| 46 | yam | *ku-jɔ |
| 47 | to wait | *jɔʔ |
| 48 | chase away | *ja |
| 49 | husband | *o-kulu |
| 50 | salt | *ɱ-fɔlɪ |
| 51 | to carve | *sVlV |
| 52 | new | *pVpV |
| 53 | red | *pVpV |
| 54 | breast | *kɪ-ɲãpω |
| 55 | loan | *ka-pala |
| 56 | be wet | *pɔlɛ |
| 57 | to bury | *pula |
| 58 | to come | *ba |
| 59 | be drunk | *bVʔ |
| 60 | weaver | *ɔ-lω-pω |
| 61 | seed | *kɨ-bi |
| 62 | blacksmith | *ɔ-bɪlɪ-pω |
| 63 | to pull | *bɪtɪ |
| 64 | to roast | *tɔ̃ |
| 65 | to plug | *tiʔ |
| 66 | to call | *tɪrɪ |
| 67 | feather | *kω-tɔʔ |
| 68 | thing | *kω-tɔ |
| 69 | alcoholic drink | *n-tã |
| 70 | to eat | *di |
| 71 | tail | *o-dũʔ |
| 72 | to cook | *daŋka |
| 73 | chief | *o-wura |
| 74 | to steal | *yuri |
| 75 | sheep | *Ø-santɪ |
| 76 | to fade | *kpa |
| 77 | to wipe off | *kpVrV |
| 78 | to belch | *kpV |
| 79 | to dig | *kuruʔ |
| 80 | blood | *ŋ-kalωŋ |
| 81 | lizard | *Ø-kɨti |
| 82 | to bear | *kω-kɪ |
| 83 | to open | *buŋ-ki |
| 84 | to unload | *sω-kɪ |
| 85 | left | *bvnV |
| 86 | how many | *a-fVnV |
| 87 | life | *ŋm-kpã |
| 88 | path | *ɔ-kpa |
| 89 | talking drums | *n-tumpanĩ |
References
[edit]- Snider, Keith L. 1990. The consonants of proto-Guang. Journal of West African languages 20(1), 3-26.