苗瑶语的“手”及相关问题

The Word “Hand” of Miao-Yao(苗瑶) and Related Problems

核心词"手",苗瑶语族诸语言、方言有多个彼此不能构成语音对应关系的形式。依照同源词的确定标准,我们无法确定这些形式有共同的来源。多音节语词向单音节语词缩减的过程中,并非只有单纯的起首音节的失落,还存在音节的融合。不同的语言,音节缩减的路径并不相同。这导致了语音对应对象的失落而出现同源词不能构成语音对应关系。

There are many phonetic forms of word ＂hand＂ in all languages or dialects of Miao-Yao（苗瑶）. These forms each other cannot constitute phonetic correspondence. In accordance with the standard of cognate words, we are unable to determine these forms have a common origin. In the cutting process of polysyllabic words to monosyllabic words, there is not only loss of first syllable but also fusion of syllables. Different languages have different cutting path. This led to lose the corresponding object and appeared that cognate words cannot constitute phonetic correspondence. The word ＂hand＂ of Miao-Yao（苗瑶） is a typical example.