pɨri n. butterfly papillon (11 groups, 17 languages)
In many cases, this root is reduplicated, and in some cases there is a prefix, which implies that there may have been more material at the start of this root, or else that the word was a nominalisation of a root with a different meaning. *r has the reflex *l in the groups of the North sub-branch and in Proto-Daba as part of a regular change. The final *i is reconstructed from its presence in the three Consonant Prosody groups, Proto-Bata, Proto-Margi and Proto-Higi.
1Proto-Bata *pɨri butterfly papillon 1.1) Gude (Hoskinson) pə́rípə̀rínə butterfly, moth
2Proto-Daba *pula butterfly papillon 2.1) Mbudum (Ndokobaï) məpulpula butterfly papillon
3Proto-Tera *pɨr butterfly papillon 3.1) Nyimatli (Harley) pu̱rmapu̱r butterfly
4Proto-Sukur *pɨr butterfly papillon 4.1) Sukur (David) muɮəpərpər butterfly 4.2) Sukur (Thomas) məɮəpərpər butterfly; a fling insect with a long thin body and four large, usually brightly coloured and wings.
5Proto-Hurza *pala ʸ, pɨra butterfly papillon 5.1) Mbuko (Gravina) mapərok papillon 5.2) Vame (Kinnaird) pélpélē butterfly papillon
6Proto-Margi *pir butterfly papillon 6.1) Bura (Blench) pirpir Butterfly or moth 6.2) Kilba (Schuh) pərpər butterfly
7Proto-Mandara *pala butterfly papillon 7.1) Malgwa (Löhr) napalapala butterfly gen. 7.1.1) Malgwa (Löhr) maləm madʒaᵐbala butterfly gen. 7.1.2) Malgwa (Löhr) malampalapala butterfly 7.2) Glavda (Nghagyiva) àpàlàpàjáʒɨ̀gla butterfly
8Proto-Mofu *pɨla butterfly papillon 8.1) Mofu-Gudur (Hollingsworth) mapəla-pəla papillon (nom gén.)
9Proto-Maroua *pɨla butterfly papillon 9.1) Giziga Moutourwa (Michielan) mapalapala papillon 9.1.1) Giziga Moutourwa (Michielan) miplapla (Mt) mapalapala papillon 9.2) Giziga Marva (Hamidou) muplapla butterfly papillon
10Proto-Higi *pɨli butterfly papillon 10.1) Kamwe-Nkafa (Harley) kʷápàlpà Butterfly. 10.2) Kamwe-Futu (Harley) paləpa butterfly 10.3) Bana (Lienhard) pə́lpə́lì papillon
11Proto-Gidar *pala ʷ butterfly papillon 11.1) Gidar (Hungerford) motopolo-polo papillon
In many cases, this root is reduplicated, and in some cases there is a prefix, which implies that there may have been more material at the start of this root, or else that the word was a nominalisation of a root with a different meaning. *r has the reflex *l in the groups of the North sub-branch and in Proto-Daba as part of a regular change. The final *i is reconstructed from its presence in the three Consonant Prosody groups, Proto-Bata, Proto-Margi and Proto-Higi.
1Proto-Bata *pɨri butterfly papillon 1.1) Gude (Hoskinson) pə́rípə̀rínə butterfly, moth
2Proto-Daba *pula butterfly papillon 2.1) Mbudum (Ndokobaï) məpulpula butterfly papillon
3Proto-Tera *pɨr butterfly papillon 3.1) Nyimatli (Harley) pu̱rmapu̱r butterfly
4Proto-Sukur *pɨr butterfly papillon 4.1) Sukur (David) muɮəpərpər butterfly 4.2) Sukur (Thomas) məɮəpərpər butterfly; a fling insect with a long thin body and four large, usually brightly coloured and wings.
5Proto-Hurza *pala ʸ, pɨra butterfly papillon 5.1) Mbuko (Gravina) mapərok papillon 5.2) Vame (Kinnaird) pélpélē butterfly papillon
6Proto-Margi *pir butterfly papillon 6.1) Bura (Blench) pirpir Butterfly or moth 6.2) Kilba (Schuh) pərpər butterfly
7Proto-Mandara *pala butterfly papillon 7.1) Malgwa (Löhr) napalapala butterfly gen. 7.1.1) Malgwa (Löhr) maləm madʒaᵐbala butterfly gen. 7.1.2) Malgwa (Löhr) malampalapala butterfly 7.2) Glavda (Nghagyiva) àpàlàpàjáʒɨ̀gla butterfly
8Proto-Mofu *pɨla butterfly papillon 8.1) Mofu-Gudur (Hollingsworth) mapəla-pəla papillon (nom gén.)
9Proto-Maroua *pɨla butterfly papillon 9.1) Giziga Moutourwa (Michielan) mapalapala papillon 9.1.1) Giziga Moutourwa (Michielan) miplapla (Mt) mapalapala papillon 9.2) Giziga Marva (Hamidou) muplapla butterfly papillon
10Proto-Higi *pɨli butterfly papillon 10.1) Kamwe-Nkafa (Harley) kʷápàlpà Butterfly. 10.2) Kamwe-Futu (Harley) paləpa butterfly 10.3) Bana (Lienhard) pə́lpə́lì papillon
11Proto-Gidar *pala ʷ butterfly papillon 11.1) Gidar (Hungerford) motopolo-polo papillon
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