Language: Laha (Ta Mit)

Source/Author:	Wardlaw & Edmondson
Identifiers:	ISO-639-3:lha Glottocode: laha1250
Notes:	Source: Wardlaw, Terrance Randall. A phonological comparison between two varieties of Laha: Syllable constituents and tone in Ta Mit and Noong Lay Laha. M.A. Thesis, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2000. Spoken in Tà Mít Commune, Than Uyên District, Lào Cai, Vietnam. The 5 Ta Mit Laha tones are: level: /33/ rising: /24/ falling: /42/ rising-falling: /243/ falling-rising: /423/
Problems:	Data is scant, as this variety had only been documented by Edmondson in the late 1990's.
Data Entry:	Typed By: Andrew C. Hsiu Checked By:
Statistics:	Total Data: 142 Number of Retentions: Number of Loans: 3
Classification:	Tai-Kadai:Kra:Eastern Kra
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Changed "notes" from "Source: Wardlaw, Terrance Randall. A phonological comparison between two varieties of Laha: Syllable constituents and tone in Ta Mit and Noong Lay Laha. M.A. Thesis, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2000. Spoken in Tà Mít Commune, Than Uyên District, Lào Cai, Vietnam. Data was collected from Hỗng Văn Phòm of Tà Mít by Jerold A. Edmondson. A few publications from Edmondson were also consulted. The 5 Ta Mit Laha tones are: level: /33/ rising: /24/ falling: /42/ rising-falling: /243/ falling-rising: /423/" - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-07 01:39:12)
Source: Andrew C. Hsiu (Word 136) - Simon Greenhill (2012-06-11 01:50:21)
Changed #181004 from "xau212 ju42", "Chinese ?", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-11-29 00:29:06)
Changed #181053 from "tʰɛn33", "Chinese", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-11-29 00:29:06)
Changed #181059 from "tʰɛn33 tʰan33", "tʰɛn33 = sky, a Chinese loanword", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-11-29 00:29:06)
Updated Language Details - Simon Greenhill (2010-11-29 00:28:38)
Language Added - Simon Greenhill (2010-11-29 00:26:07)

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ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
5	to walk
8	to turn
10	dirty
11	dust
12	skin
14	belly
28	to breathe
33	to laugh
34	to cry
36	to spit
42	to suck
47	to yawn
49	to lie down
52	to stand
59	mother
62	thatch/roof
64	to say
66	to tie up, fasten
67	to sew
70	to shoot
71	to stab, pierce
72	to hit
77	to scratch
79	stick/wood
80	to split
81	sharp
82	dull, blunt
83	to work
84	to plant
85	to choose
87	to swell
88	to squeeze
89	to hold
90	to dig
93	to pound, beat
94	to throw
100	wing
104	fat/grease
113	branch
115	root
123	to flow
124	sea
126	lake
144	to burn
145	smoke
152	small
155	long
156	thin
157	thick
160	painful, sick
161	shy, ashamed
166	correct, true
170	when?
172	to climb
173	at
177	this
178	that
181	where?
186	you
187	they
188	what?
189	who?
192	and
193	if
194	how?
195	no, not
196	to count
207	Twenty
208	Fifty
209	One Hundred
210	One Thousand
29	to sniff, smell	ai24
41	to bite	ai24
164	good	ai42
76	to live, be alive	an42
78	to cut, hack	at33 bɐŋ42 fa42	to cut with a knife
37	to eat	au42
40	to drink	au42
60	father	au423
96	dog	ba243
116	flower	bak33		22
139	cold	bi24
3	right	bən̥33 ki42		49
174	in, inside	bəŋ33 kun42
2	left	bɯŋ33 mɛɛŋ24		49, 52
148	white	dan33
118	grass	dau242
147	black	diŋ42
46	to see	dom24
120	stone	dun42		1?
202	Six	dɐm42		1
149	red	dət33
165	bad, evil	fan24
19	shoulder	fiŋ42 fa24
75	to die, be dead	fɯn42
92	to open, uncover	hak42
190	other	han42 ta42
137	to blow	hop33		1
69	to hunt	hu33	as in ba243 nu33 'hunting dog'
153	big	hɐn33 duŋ42
101	to fly	hɯn42
141	wet	hɯŋ24
43	ear	ka33 ha33	Most other TK languages have a high tone for this word, but Laha has a low tone.
179	near	ka33 la42
32	tongue	ka33 lɪn42		36
184	he/she	ka42
180	far	kɐ33 lui33
138	warm	kɐ42 tu42	hot
55	woman/female	kɔ42 mai42
25	neck	kə33 ʑɔ33
162	old	kɛ42	old/elderly person
39	to cook	kɯ33 mɐu42
167	night	kʰa33 lɯŋ33	cf. Puyuma qəzəm 'dark'
167	night	la33 kan33
24	head	la33 xɐi243
9	to swim	lai24		1
102	rat	lai423
13	back	li33 lɯn33		1?
56	child	lɐ33 sɐi42	cf. Puyuma alak	1
6	road/path	lə33 xɯn33 wa42
18	breast	lə33 ɯk42
54	man/male	lək33 xɯn33 kə33 pau42
150	yellow	lɯŋ243
86	to grow	ma212
183	thou	ma33		1
201	Five	ma33		1
74	to kill	ma33 hɯn33
119	earth/soil	ma33 kup24
26	hair	ma33 sam33
98	egg	ma33 tam33
108	louse	ma33 tʰan33	body louse
129	moon	ma33 tʰan33		1
169	year	ma33 tʰan33
45	eye	maak42 ta243		1
30	mouth	man24
163	new	man33
117	fruit	mat24		1
108	louse	maŋ33 ku33	head louse
135	lightning	mo33 a33 lap33
185	we	mo33 ɔ42	inclusive
185	we	mo33 ɪn42	exclusive
132	fog	mui243	PMP *kabut ?	1?
204	Eight	mɐ33 hu33		1
68	needle	mɐ33 hɛ33
130	star	mɐ33 luŋ33		1?
57	husband	mɐ33 si33
58	wife	mɐ33 t͡ʃɔ33
131	cloud	mɔɔk33
97	bird	mə24 nɯk42		1
111	fish	mə33 la33	cf. Puyuma bulaw	2?
99	feather	mɛ33
109	mosquito	mɛɛŋ33 ʑaŋ33
50	to dream	nu243 t͡ʃə42 'pan243	noun	1
61	house	nɐm33 tom42
103	meat/flesh	nɔ24
200	Four	pa33		11
127	woods/forest	pa33 t͡ʃɯn42
23	blood	paat24
4	leg/foot	pak24 kʰɯk33		31
112	rotten	poi423
73	to steal	pom42
143	fire	pɯi42		1
206	Ten	pɯt33		1
198	Two	sa42		1
20	to know, be knowledgeable	sai24
16	intestines	soi423
31	tooth	suŋ42		33
65	rope	sɔ42 fɐn24
205	Nine	sə33 wa24		1
110	spider	səŋ42 sau243	PAN *kakaCu ?
105	tail	sɯt33
154	short	tam212
17	liver	tap33		1
15	bone	thak32
191	all	tiŋ33 ka42
199	Three	tu42		1
171	to hide	tʰeo24
203	Seven	tʰo42		1
146	ash	tʰu42
128	sky	tʰɛn33	Chinese		L
134	thunder	tʰɛn33 tʰan33	tʰɛn33 = sky, a Chinese loanword		L
133	rain	tʰɛn33 ʑɛn33		1
114	leaf	tʰɯŋ42		1?
197	One	t͡ʃam42		1
63	name	t͡ʃu42
91	to buy	t͡ʃɯn42
122	water	uŋ42		40
136	wind	wan33 ui31
159	wide	waŋ24
168	day	wɐn42
140	dry	xa42
158	narrow	xap42
48	to sleep	xau212 ju42	Chinese ?		L
151	green	xu42
142	heavy	xɐn42
7	to come	xɔ42
53	person/human being	xɯn33
106	snake	ŋa33
107	worm (earthworm)	ŋa33 wak24	ŋa33 = snake
21	to think	ŋam212		1
22	to fear	ɐn33 la33
176	below	ɐn33 tʰaŋ42
175	above	ɐn33 ʔu42
1	hand	ɔn42 kə33 ma33		1
182	I	ɪn42
95	to fall	ɯk33
121	sand	ɲai42	PAN *bunaj ?	1
38	to chew	ɲaŋ42
125	salt	ɲɔ33
27	nose	ɲɛt33
51	to sit	ɲɪn42
44	to hear	ɲɯi243
35	to vomit	ʔa33 ɔɔk33

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