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9. ORDER OF LISTING FOR HOMONYMS (HOMOPHONES)

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Dictionary of Mong Njua
This chapter is in the book Dictionary of Mong Njua

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS 7
  3. FOREWORD 9
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. 1. TRANSCRIPTION AND ORDER 15
  6. 2. ITALICIZED WORDS IN PARENTHESES 17
  7. 3. CLASSIFICATORY GROUPINGS 19
  8. 4. SYMBOLS, LABELS, AND ABBREVIATIONS 20
  9. 5. JOINING OF SYLLABLES 23
  10. 6. ROMANIZATION AND DESIGNATIONS OF OTHER LANGUAGES 28
  11. 7. EXPLANATION OF THE ORTHOGRAPHIC SYMBOLS USED 29
  12. 8. CRITERIA FOR INDICATION OF LOAN-WORDS 40
  13. 9. ORDER OF LISTING FOR HOMONYMS (HOMOPHONES) 42
  14. 10. ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL LISTING 44
  15. 11. INTER-DIALECTICAL BORROWING 45
  16. 12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 46
  17. TABLE I. Correspondences with the Smalley-Heimbach Orthography for White Miao 65
  18. TABLE II. The Miao Tribes and Their Locations (As Related by Mong Njua Informants) 66
  19. MONG NJUA — ENGLISH DICTIONARY
  20. ʔ 69
  21. c 74
  22. ch 85
  23. č 91
  24. čh 98
  25. ȼ 100
  26. ȼh 107
  27. f 113
  28. h 117
  29. hl 124
  30. hs 129
  31. hy 129
  32. k 132
  33. kh 145
  34. khl 149
  35. kl 150
  36. l 158
  37. m 177
  38. mb 187
  39. mbl 191
  40. ml 194
  41. mph 194
  42. mphl 195
  43. n 195
  44. nȼh 208
  45. nd 210
  46. nth 221
  47. nz 221
  48. ñ 225
  49. ñch 231
  50. ñdȷ 232
  51. ñj 237
  52. ñtȷh 242
  53. ňčh 243
  54. ňǰ 244
  55. ƞ 250
  56. ƞg 250
  57. ƞgl 253
  58. ƞỿ 254
  59. ƞkh 257
  60. ƞkhl 258
  61. ƞqh 258
  62. p 258
  63. ph 270
  64. phl 274
  65. pl 275
  66. q 279
  67. qh 288
  68. s 291
  69. š 299
  70. t 310
  71. th 330
  72. tȷ 336
  73. tȷh 348
  74. v 354
  75. y 358
  76. ź 368
  77. APPENDICES
  78. A. BODY TERMS [PARTS OF THE BODY (tȷĕ)] 381
  79. Β. CLANS (se+η) 383
  80. C. COLORS (se+ or ža+η) 383
  81. D. THE COMPASS (POINTS OF) 384
  82. E. ETHNIC NAMES 384
  83. F. THE HUSKING-TREADLE (tȷů) 385
  84. G. KIN NUMERATIVES 387
  85. H. KINSHIP TERMS 387
  86. I. METALS, MINERALS and OILS 388
  87. J. NUMERALS 389
  88. Κ. OPIUM AND RELATED ARTIFACTS 389
  89. L. PRONOUNS AND PRONOMINALS 391
  90. M. RICE (TYPESOFHILL-RICE) 392
  91. N. THE SEASONS (MIAO RECKONING) (tȷâi) 393
  92. O. SICKNESS AND MEDICINE 394
  93. P. TIME RECKONING (1): the Twelve Cyclical Years 396
  94. Q. TIME RECKONING (2): the Twelve Cyclical Months 397
  95. R. TIME RECKONING (3): the Days of the Week (neologisms) 398
  96. S. TIME RECKONING (4): the Lunar Month 399
  97. Τ. TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS, AND WEAPONS 400
  98. U. VEGETATION (TYPES OF JUNGLE VEGETATION) 402
  99. V. WEAVING TERMS 402
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110810813.42

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS 7
  3. FOREWORD 9
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. 1. TRANSCRIPTION AND ORDER 15
  6. 2. ITALICIZED WORDS IN PARENTHESES 17
  7. 3. CLASSIFICATORY GROUPINGS 19
  8. 4. SYMBOLS, LABELS, AND ABBREVIATIONS 20
  9. 5. JOINING OF SYLLABLES 23
  10. 6. ROMANIZATION AND DESIGNATIONS OF OTHER LANGUAGES 28
  11. 7. EXPLANATION OF THE ORTHOGRAPHIC SYMBOLS USED 29
  12. 8. CRITERIA FOR INDICATION OF LOAN-WORDS 40
  13. 9. ORDER OF LISTING FOR HOMONYMS (HOMOPHONES) 42
  14. 10. ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL LISTING 44
  15. 11. INTER-DIALECTICAL BORROWING 45
  16. 12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 46
  17. TABLE I. Correspondences with the Smalley-Heimbach Orthography for White Miao 65
  18. TABLE II. The Miao Tribes and Their Locations (As Related by Mong Njua Informants) 66
  19. MONG NJUA — ENGLISH DICTIONARY
  20. ʔ 69
  21. c 74
  22. ch 85
  23. č 91
  24. čh 98
  25. ȼ 100
  26. ȼh 107
  27. f 113
  28. h 117
  29. hl 124
  30. hs 129
  31. hy 129
  32. k 132
  33. kh 145
  34. khl 149
  35. kl 150
  36. l 158
  37. m 177
  38. mb 187
  39. mbl 191
  40. ml 194
  41. mph 194
  42. mphl 195
  43. n 195
  44. nȼh 208
  45. nd 210
  46. nth 221
  47. nz 221
  48. ñ 225
  49. ñch 231
  50. ñdȷ 232
  51. ñj 237
  52. ñtȷh 242
  53. ňčh 243
  54. ňǰ 244
  55. ƞ 250
  56. ƞg 250
  57. ƞgl 253
  58. ƞỿ 254
  59. ƞkh 257
  60. ƞkhl 258
  61. ƞqh 258
  62. p 258
  63. ph 270
  64. phl 274
  65. pl 275
  66. q 279
  67. qh 288
  68. s 291
  69. š 299
  70. t 310
  71. th 330
  72. tȷ 336
  73. tȷh 348
  74. v 354
  75. y 358
  76. ź 368
  77. APPENDICES
  78. A. BODY TERMS [PARTS OF THE BODY (tȷĕ)] 381
  79. Β. CLANS (se+η) 383
  80. C. COLORS (se+ or ža+η) 383
  81. D. THE COMPASS (POINTS OF) 384
  82. E. ETHNIC NAMES 384
  83. F. THE HUSKING-TREADLE (tȷů) 385
  84. G. KIN NUMERATIVES 387
  85. H. KINSHIP TERMS 387
  86. I. METALS, MINERALS and OILS 388
  87. J. NUMERALS 389
  88. Κ. OPIUM AND RELATED ARTIFACTS 389
  89. L. PRONOUNS AND PRONOMINALS 391
  90. M. RICE (TYPESOFHILL-RICE) 392
  91. N. THE SEASONS (MIAO RECKONING) (tȷâi) 393
  92. O. SICKNESS AND MEDICINE 394
  93. P. TIME RECKONING (1): the Twelve Cyclical Years 396
  94. Q. TIME RECKONING (2): the Twelve Cyclical Months 397
  95. R. TIME RECKONING (3): the Days of the Week (neologisms) 398
  96. S. TIME RECKONING (4): the Lunar Month 399
  97. Τ. TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS, AND WEAPONS 400
  98. U. VEGETATION (TYPES OF JUNGLE VEGETATION) 402
  99. V. WEAVING TERMS 402
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