Table 10 Comparison of coronals with representative examples in Laomian and other Burmic languages.
Gloss | Laomian | Burmese script | Zaiwa | Achang | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweet | tsh | aŋ33tshau55 | s/hs/khj | khjo2 | tsh/tʃh/tʃ | tʃhui21 | tɕh/tʂ | uai31 |
Suck | tshup31 | – | tʃup55 | tʂɔp55 | ||||
Pinch | tshɿ31 | sok | tshik55 | tɕhɔm55 | ||||
Drop | ts | tsak33 /tsaŋ33 | s | sak | ts/ tʃ | – | ts/tɕ | tɕɔk55 |
Blind | tsu55 | – | tʃit21 | tset55 | ||||
Salt | tsa31mɛ21 | hsa3 | i31tʃum31 | tɕhɔ31 | ||||
Eat | tsa31 | sa3 | tso21 | tɕɔ11 | ||||
Fruit | s | aŋ33sɿ31 | th | thas | ʃ/s | ʃi21 | ʂ/s | ʂə21 |
Three | sum55 | tɵõ53 | sum21 | sum31 | ||||
Medi-cine | tɕh | tshɿka31/ ʨhi33ka33 | tʃ/th/hs/khj | hse3 | tsh/s/tʃ | – | ts/tɕh/ʂ | – |
Deer | tsɔ33/tɕhe33 | thɑ1 | tshat55 | tɕʰet55 | ||||
Liver | tɕhiŋ | thɑȵ3 | siŋ21 | ʂəŋ21 | ||||
Dest-roy | ʨhe33 | tʃo53 | tʃeʔ21 | tseʔ55 | ||||
Ten | ʨhe55 | hsaj2 | tshe51 | tɕhe55 | ||||
Sour | aŋtɕhin55 | khjaȵ2 | tʃin51 | – | ||||
Straw | tɕ | la55tɕi55 | hs/kj | hsa2 | s/tʃ | tsi55 | tɕ | tɕi55 |
Wet | aŋ33tɕin55 | kjaȵ2 | tʃin55 | tɕɔ55 | ||||
Kill | ɕ | ɕe31 | tɵ/th/thw | that/tθaʔ55 | s/ʃ/ɕ | sat55 | s/ʃ/ʂ | sat55 |
Die | ɕi55 | the2 | ʃi51 | ʂɿ55/ɕi35 | ||||
Blood | ɕi31 | thwe3/tθui53 | sui21 | sui31 | ||||
Louse | ɕin55/ ɕen55 | than3 | ɕin21 | ʂan31 | ||||
