Reconstruction:Proto-Hmong-Mien/ljep

Etymology
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Descendants

 * Hmongic
 * Pa Hng
 * Pa Hng - Gundong 滚董: je⁴²
 * Hm Nai - Mao'ao 毛坳: ɕe³¹mpo³⁵
 * North Hmongic
 * West Xiangxi (Xong) - Layiping 腊乙坪: ljɑ²²so³⁵
 * East Xiangxi (Suang) - Xiaozhang 小章: ho⁵⁵san¹³
 * East Hmongic
 * North Qiandong - Yanghao 养蒿: lji³¹ho³³
 * East Qiandong - Caidiwan 菜地湾: ho³³ɕen³³
 * South Qiandong - Yaogao 尧告: lja²⁴fu¹³
 * West Qiandong (Raojia) - Heba 河坝: lje⁵³
 * Sheic
 * Younuo 优诺: jo²¹y²¹
 * Jiongnai - Longhua 龙华: hu⁴⁴kli⁴⁴ŋklai⁵⁵
 * Bana 巴那: ljen⁵³fu¹³
 * She - Xiashuicun 下水村: sjet³⁵
 * West Hmongic
 * Bunu
 * Dongnu - Qibainong 七百弄: ntsa³¹məŋ⁴²pʰɔ³³
 * Nunu - Xishan 西山: zoŋ²²miat⁴⁴
 * Numao - Yaolu 瑶麓: tsei⁵⁵
 * Core
 * East Luobuohe (Xijia) - Shibanqiao 石板寨: lje³³
 * West Luobuohe - Gaozhai 高寨: le³¹
 * Huishui - Gaopo 高坡: sʰə²⁴le⁵⁵
 * Mashan - Zongdi 宗地: so²²ɭe²¹
 * A-Hmao - Shimenpo 石门坡: so⁵⁵pi¹¹lɦai¹¹ndɦaɯ³⁵
 * Chuanqiandian - Dananshan 大南山: lai²⁴so⁴³