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South Mande Reconstruction: Initial consonants1 - Langues mandé ...

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*ɗŋ place-3 > Dan (bl) ɗ, Dan (gw) # ɗ n place, Dan (kl) ɗ n soil,ground, Tura # ɗèè, Mano ZE l n place; farm, field; yard, Guro #, BN na rnplace; pred. marker of the progressive, Yaure HO, HP na rn place; pred. markerof the progressive, Wan # n*ɗŋ postposition-for-2 > Dan (bl) ɗ, Dan (gw) ɗ pp for, marker of theaddressee, Tura n pp for; as, like; for the reason of, Mano NE l, Guro # l ppfor; marker of purpose; marker of negation in Perfect, Yaure HP l pp for; markerof purpose; marker of negation in Perfect, Mwan # l pp before; marker of «irrealis»(negation, Future), Wan # l*ɗaŋ sky-3 > Dan (bl) ɗa, Dan (gw) ɗa, Dan (kl) ɗaŋ-g, Tura #ɗ-w n air, atmosphere, Mwan # laa-nma pp upwards, Wan # naŋ-gbann sky; above (cf. Rain-2)*ɗùaŋ slave > Dan (bl) nùa-m, Dan (gw) # ɗù, Dan (kl) ɗù,Tura # nùa, Guro # lūù, BN, GR lūū n slave; child given as surety, YaureHO na, Gban ST nȕa, Mwan PM lū, Beng # l n slave; vi work as a slave*ɗa turn > Dan (bl) ɗ, Dan (kl) ɗ vi turn; change, transform (in –k); vt mix; translate; misinterpret, Mano VV na, Guro # ll vt turn; twirl;encircle, Gban ST l, Wan # nr (?) vi weave, Beng # lMixed sets n ~ ɗ:*na bat-4 > Dan (bl) n n n straw-coloured fruit bat; flying calf, Dan(gw) n n bat, Tura # na, Gban ST l*n child > Dan (bl, gw, kl) n n child; brother's child; young sister'schild, Tura # n, pl. naȍ, naȍbȍ rn (one's) child (both for humans and animals),Mano NE, ZE n, pl. n; n-fú, pl. n-bē; VV pl. n, n-v fn, Guro n,pl. núnù, n-nù n child; baby, Yaure HO n n child, Gban ST n, Mwan #n/n, Wan n, Beng # l n child; offspring*nn cold-1 > Dan (bl) nn, Dan (gw, kl) nn, Dan (gw) nn n cold;fever, Tura # nn n cold; fever, Mano NE, ZE, VV nn n cold, Mwan # nnn cold, Wan # lèlè, lrè, Beng PA nn*n life (spirit) > Dan (bl) n, Dan (gw) n, Dan (kl) n rn soul, spirit;character, Tura # n soul, spirit, Mano MB ni, Mwan # l n shadow; soul;spirit, Wan nŋ spirit of an alive person, Beng # n n soul, spirit*nnŋ shadow-1 > Mano VV nn, Guro # lēl rn shadow; soul (of a livingbeing), ghost (of a dead), Wan # lŋ-ll, RV lé-lèl n shade, Beng GL nēnēŋn shadow; spirit; soul (of a living person)*nan tongue > Dan (gw) n(-ga), Dan (bl) n(-ga), Tura # n-,Mano ZE nana, Guro # nn, Yaure HO nn, Gban ST n, Mwan # nn~ nr, Wan # lēn, Beng # nana

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