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==Kirtumur== | ==Kirtumur== | ||
===Alternative form=== | ===Alternative form=== | ||
*''táin'' (Old Meskangela) | *''táin'' (Old and Eastern Meskangela) | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Proto-Meskangela ''*tai-/*taHi'' (“big”). The Eastern varieties of Meskangela have marked tone in the root, while Western and Classical Meskangela do not, which may imply an irregular development in either branch. | From Proto-Meskangela ''*tai-/*taHi'' (“big”). The Eastern varieties of Meskangela have marked tone in the root, while Western and Classical Meskangela do not, which may imply an irregular development in either branch. | ||