mi̠⁵⁵ pʰa³¹

From mi̠³⁵ (“(in compounds) mother; female”) +‎ pʰa³⁵ (“(in compounds) father; male”); ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mi (“female; girl; feminine suffix”) and Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p ~ ba (“male; father; third personal pronoun”) respectively. Cognate with Burmese မိဘ (mi.bha., “parents”). Compare Lhao Vo myhi” pho”.

• IPA^(key): /mi̠⁵⁵ pʰa³¹/

mi̠⁵⁵ pʰa³¹

1. parents, mother and father

   jɔ̃³¹ mi̠⁵⁵ pʰa³¹ ti̠³⁵ ʒɛ³¹ a³¹ kja⁵¹.

   He doesn't obey (lit. listen to) what his parents say.

The two elements of this word are no longer used to refer to “mother” or “father”. Loanwords from Jingpho, a³¹ nuŋ⁵⁵ for “mother” and a³¹ va⁵⁵ for “father”, are used instead.

• a³¹ nuŋ⁵⁵ (“mother”）
• a³¹ va⁵⁵ (“father”)
• ja̠m⁵⁵ (“home; house; family”)
• ja̠m⁵⁵ pju⁵⁵ (“family members”)
• ta³¹ ~ tă ʃɔ̃⁵⁵ (“child; offspring”)
• tă ja̠m⁵⁵ maʔ⁵⁵ (“the whole family; all members of family”)

• Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)
• Mangshi Jinghpo ethnicity Association of Development and Progress Studies(芒市景颇族发展进步研究学会)(ed.), Han-Zaiwa-Pela Dictionary (汉文载瓦文波拉语对译词典) (2018; Dehong Nationalities Publishing House, Mangshi)