Pela

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Pela numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: kʰjauʔ⁵⁵
    Ordinal: nam³¹pat⁵⁵ kʰjauʔ⁵⁵

Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-k-ruk (six). Cognate with Burmese ခြောက် (hkrauk), Nuosu (fut), Old Chinese (OC *ruɡ), Tibetan དྲུག (drug), Tangut 𗤁 (*tśhjiw¹) and Jingpho kru (six). Compare Lhao Vo khyaug', Zaiwa quq and Longchuan Achang xʐoʔ⁵⁵.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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kʰjauʔ⁵⁵

  1. six

References

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  • Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)