pə̆.la⁵⁵
See also: pə̆.lai⁵⁵
Pela
Etymology
Unknown. Compare Zaiwa Bolo and Jingpho Bono.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /pə̆.la⁵⁵/, [pə̆³¹.la⁵⁵]
Noun
pə̆.la⁵⁵
- Pela/Bela, an ethnicity of the group Kachin, living in Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province, China and Northeastern Myanmar.
Derived terms
- pə̆.la⁵⁵ mjaŋ³¹ ("Pela language")
- pə̆.la⁵⁵ mju⁵⁵ ("Pela ethnicity")
- pə̆.la⁵⁵ nɔ³¹ ("Pela guy, member of Pela")
- pə̆.la⁵⁵ pju⁵⁵ ("Pela people, member of Pela")
Descendants
- → Chinese: 波拉/布拉
- → English: Pela/Bela
- → Zaiwa: Bolo
- → Jingpho: Bono
See also
- ti³¹ va⁵⁵
- ti³¹ ta³¹
References
- Dai Qingxia, Jiang Ying, Kong Zhien, A Study of Pela Language (2007; Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, Beijing)