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Page 1: Proto-Ersuic, Qiangic, and PTB - Linguisticslinguistics.berkeley.edu/~dom/sg/slides.pdf · Proto-Ersuic, Qiangic, and PTB Dominic Yu UC Berkeley ICSTLL45 (Singapore - NTU) 2012 October

Proto-Ersuic, Qiangic, and PTB

Dominic YuUC Berkeley

ICSTLL45 (Singapore - NTU)2012 October 27

Page 2: Proto-Ersuic, Qiangic, and PTB - Linguisticslinguistics.berkeley.edu/~dom/sg/slides.pdf · Proto-Ersuic, Qiangic, and PTB Dominic Yu UC Berkeley ICSTLL45 (Singapore - NTU) 2012 October

internal structure of Ersuic

areal influences on historical development

relation to Qiangic and PTB

Questions

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three-way VOT contrast (two in PTB)

four-way place contrast for coronals (two in PTB)

prenasalized, preaspirated initials

rhymes with /r/

no final consonants; nasalized vowels are rare

no syllable tone

The Proto-Ersuic Syllable

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Lizu

*j > ȵ / __ Ṽ

*riu > ri (merger)

*e > ɯ / [velar] __

*jõ¹ ‘sheep’ > Mn. ȵo

*riu¹ ‘write’, *ri¹ ‘laugh’ >

Mn. `ʐɨ

*hke1 ‘eagle / hawk’ > xkɯ

Shared innovations (Lizu)

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Lizu

*st > k

*HC > C (loss of

preaspiration)

*stẽ² ‘seven’ > Kl. `tŋ~`kŋ

*hke1 ‘eagle / hawk’ >

Kl. `kɯ

Shared innovations (Central Lizu)

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Lizu

j > ȵ / _ Ṽ

Baber (1882)

Ersu

*tɕ > ts (except _ /o/)

*ʃ > ʂ (mostly)

*du > bu

/ja-/ as adjectival prefix?

lexical innovations?

Shared Innovations (Ersu)

A JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION IN WESTERN SSU..CH'UAN. 75

StFu (properlyll:au.) Low of Bank of Tsll-t&otl. ofT'nnc RlYer.

bon .. .. She •• .. Shl}-thdhru Copper .. Nuo• Lead ..

··}Hie Tin .. Bone .. .. Bo-ku Shih-wo Gl'UII .. .. Ndl£1}1 Jih-}lll Rice .. .. Tch'e .. Dze-tch'uo Rawrioe .. N-toh'e lfai.ze •• Yi-mi (Chinese?) •• .. Yi-mi-dZI} (Chineae ?) Tobacco .. Pi-tch'a .. Ta-ba dialect) Barley .. Ml}•-dza• .. . . Zo Wheat •• .. Sha Rhuwb ..

}(Chinese) Silk Opium •• Hnlberry .. Bbu-dza Potato (Chineee) Cotton •• .. Namee borrowed from (Chinese) Hemp .• Chinese (Chinese) Nettle •• .. Dl}·p'u Turnip .. (Chinese) C&rrot •• .. (Chinese) ldtuce Ooion •• Tea .. Dja-t.cha .. La Willow .. Mbo-u .. Mo-shoa Bamboo .. .. Ma-tchie Boried piue .. .. Tchu-si Wine .. .. Wo .. .. Djih Cow .. Mwe .. LlJ, or Ll}gh Dog .. Tch'o .. K'e Goat .. Tcb'i .. Tch'i Pig .. Rgo •• . . Wo1-}lll (male), Wo1-ma

(female) Fowl .. .. Rga' .. Wo• Duck .. Nta-tsv .. E-pu (male), E-ma (female) Sheep •• .. Yo .. .. Yo Yak .. Rga' Hare .. .. Mi-dzv .. T'a-la Rat .. Gu .. .. He Snake .. B•}r •• .. Vu Hankey .. Mi .. .. A-nuo Tiger .. .. La .. .. La Dragon .. Ri-dji .. Luo Bird .. .. A-tSl} Ylah .. .. Hai-yi Hawk •• .. Tcbuo Sparrow .. A-t.chso Pigeon .. Si-atSl} Huak deer .. Lie .. .. Lv-pu (mole), Lv-ma

(female) Wolf .. .. NdZtJ1 .. Vii} Fox Mie-guo Leopard .. (Same as Wolf) .. zv Bear .. .. Rge .. Wo (in a deep tone)

Digitized by Coogle

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Lizu

j > ȵ / _ Ṽ

Baber (1882)

Ersu

*tɕ > ts (except _ /o/)

*ʃ > ʂ (mostly)

*du > bu

/ja-/ as adjectival prefix?

lexical innovations?

Shared Innovations (Ersu)

A JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION IN WESTERN SSU..CH'UAN. 75

StFu (properlyll:au.) Low of Bank of Tsll-t&otl. ofT'nnc RlYer.

bon .. .. She •• .. Shl}-thdhru Copper .. Nuo• Lead ..

··}Hie Tin .. Bone .. .. Bo-ku Shih-wo Gl'UII .. .. Ndl£1}1 Jih-}lll Rice .. .. Tch'e .. Dze-tch'uo Rawrioe .. N-toh'e lfai.ze •• Yi-mi (Chinese?) •• .. Yi-mi-dZI} (Chineae ?) Tobacco .. Pi-tch'a .. Ta-ba dialect) Barley .. Ml}•-dza• .. . . Zo Wheat •• .. Sha Rhuwb ..

}(Chinese) Silk Opium •• Hnlberry .. Bbu-dza Potato (Chineee) Cotton •• .. Namee borrowed from (Chinese) Hemp .• Chinese (Chinese) Nettle •• .. Dl}·p'u Turnip .. (Chinese) C&rrot •• .. (Chinese) ldtuce Ooion •• Tea .. Dja-t.cha .. La Willow .. Mbo-u .. Mo-shoa Bamboo .. .. Ma-tchie Boried piue .. .. Tchu-si Wine .. .. Wo .. .. Djih Cow .. Mwe .. LlJ, or Ll}gh Dog .. Tch'o .. K'e Goat .. Tcb'i .. Tch'i Pig .. Rgo •• . . Wo1-}lll (male), Wo1-ma

(female) Fowl .. .. Rga' .. Wo• Duck .. Nta-tsv .. E-pu (male), E-ma (female) Sheep •• .. Yo .. .. Yo Yak .. Rga' Hare .. .. Mi-dzv .. T'a-la Rat .. Gu .. .. He Snake .. B•}r •• .. Vu Hankey .. Mi .. .. A-nuo Tiger .. .. La .. .. La Dragon .. Ri-dji .. Luo Bird .. .. A-tSl} Ylah .. .. Hai-yi Hawk •• .. Tcbuo Sparrow .. A-t.chso Pigeon .. Si-atSl} Huak deer .. Lie .. .. Lv-pu (mole), Lv-ma

(female) Wolf .. .. NdZtJ1 .. Vii} Fox Mie-guo Leopard .. (Same as Wolf) .. zv Bear .. .. Rge .. Wo (in a deep tone)

Digitized by Coogle

X

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Lizu

j > ȵ / _ Ṽ

Baber (1882)

Ersu

*tɕ > ts (except _ /o/)

*ʃ > ʂ (mostly)

*du > bu

/ja-/ as adjectival prefix?

lexical innovations?

Shared Innovations (Ersu)

A JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION IN WESTERN SSU..CH'UAN. 75

StFu (properlyll:au.) Low of Bank of Tsll-t&otl. ofT'nnc RlYer.

bon .. .. She •• .. Shl}-thdhru Copper .. Nuo• Lead ..

··}Hie Tin .. Bone .. .. Bo-ku Shih-wo Gl'UII .. .. Ndl£1}1 Jih-}lll Rice .. .. Tch'e .. Dze-tch'uo Rawrioe .. N-toh'e lfai.ze •• Yi-mi (Chinese?) •• .. Yi-mi-dZI} (Chineae ?) Tobacco .. Pi-tch'a .. Ta-ba dialect) Barley .. Ml}•-dza• .. . . Zo Wheat •• .. Sha Rhuwb ..

}(Chinese) Silk Opium •• Hnlberry .. Bbu-dza Potato (Chineee) Cotton •• .. Namee borrowed from (Chinese) Hemp .• Chinese (Chinese) Nettle •• .. Dl}·p'u Turnip .. (Chinese) C&rrot •• .. (Chinese) ldtuce Ooion •• Tea .. Dja-t.cha .. La Willow .. Mbo-u .. Mo-shoa Bamboo .. .. Ma-tchie Boried piue .. .. Tchu-si Wine .. .. Wo .. .. Djih Cow .. Mwe .. LlJ, or Ll}gh Dog .. Tch'o .. K'e Goat .. Tcb'i .. Tch'i Pig .. Rgo •• . . Wo1-}lll (male), Wo1-ma

(female) Fowl .. .. Rga' .. Wo• Duck .. Nta-tsv .. E-pu (male), E-ma (female) Sheep •• .. Yo .. .. Yo Yak .. Rga' Hare .. .. Mi-dzv .. T'a-la Rat .. Gu .. .. He Snake .. B•}r •• .. Vu Hankey .. Mi .. .. A-nuo Tiger .. .. La .. .. La Dragon .. Ri-dji .. Luo Bird .. .. A-tSl} Ylah .. .. Hai-yi Hawk •• .. Tcbuo Sparrow .. A-t.chso Pigeon .. Si-atSl} Huak deer .. Lie .. .. Lv-pu (mole), Lv-ma

(female) Wolf .. .. NdZtJ1 .. Vii} Fox Mie-guo Leopard .. (Same as Wolf) .. zv Bear .. .. Rge .. Wo (in a deep tone)

Digitized by Coogle

X

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Lizu

j > ȵ / _ Ṽ

Baber (1882)

Ersu

*tɕ > ts (except _ /o/)

*ʃ > ʂ (mostly)

*du > bu

/ja-/ as adjectival prefix?

lexical innovations?

Shared Innovations (Ersu)

A JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION IN WESTERN SSU..CH'UAN. 75

StFu (properlyll:au.) Low of Bank of Tsll-t&otl. ofT'nnc RlYer.

bon .. .. She •• .. Shl}-thdhru Copper .. Nuo• Lead ..

··}Hie Tin .. Bone .. .. Bo-ku Shih-wo Gl'UII .. .. Ndl£1}1 Jih-}lll Rice .. .. Tch'e .. Dze-tch'uo Rawrioe .. N-toh'e lfai.ze •• Yi-mi (Chinese?) •• .. Yi-mi-dZI} (Chineae ?) Tobacco .. Pi-tch'a .. Ta-ba dialect) Barley .. Ml}•-dza• .. . . Zo Wheat •• .. Sha Rhuwb ..

}(Chinese) Silk Opium •• Hnlberry .. Bbu-dza Potato (Chineee) Cotton •• .. Namee borrowed from (Chinese) Hemp .• Chinese (Chinese) Nettle •• .. Dl}·p'u Turnip .. (Chinese) C&rrot •• .. (Chinese) ldtuce Ooion •• Tea .. Dja-t.cha .. La Willow .. Mbo-u .. Mo-shoa Bamboo .. .. Ma-tchie Boried piue .. .. Tchu-si Wine .. .. Wo .. .. Djih Cow .. Mwe .. LlJ, or Ll}gh Dog .. Tch'o .. K'e Goat .. Tcb'i .. Tch'i Pig .. Rgo •• . . Wo1-}lll (male), Wo1-ma

(female) Fowl .. .. Rga' .. Wo• Duck .. Nta-tsv .. E-pu (male), E-ma (female) Sheep •• .. Yo .. .. Yo Yak .. Rga' Hare .. .. Mi-dzv .. T'a-la Rat .. Gu .. .. He Snake .. B•}r •• .. Vu Hankey .. Mi .. .. A-nuo Tiger .. .. La .. .. La Dragon .. Ri-dji .. Luo Bird .. .. A-tSl} Ylah .. .. Hai-yi Hawk •• .. Tcbuo Sparrow .. A-t.chso Pigeon .. Si-atSl} Huak deer .. Lie .. .. Lv-pu (mole), Lv-ma

(female) Wolf .. .. NdZtJ1 .. Vii} Fox Mie-guo Leopard .. (Same as Wolf) .. zv Bear .. .. Rge .. Wo (in a deep tone)

Digitized by Coogle

X ?

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Lizu

j > ȵ / _ Ṽ

Baber (1882)

Ersu

*tɕ > ts (except _ /o/)

*ʃ > ʂ (mostly)

*du > bu

/ja-/ as adjectival prefix?

lexical innovations?

Shared Innovations (Ersu)

A JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION IN WESTERN SSU..CH'UAN. 75

StFu (properlyll:au.) Low of Bank of Tsll-t&otl. ofT'nnc RlYer.

bon .. .. She •• .. Shl}-thdhru Copper .. Nuo• Lead ..

··}Hie Tin .. Bone .. .. Bo-ku Shih-wo Gl'UII .. .. Ndl£1}1 Jih-}lll Rice .. .. Tch'e .. Dze-tch'uo Rawrioe .. N-toh'e lfai.ze •• Yi-mi (Chinese?) •• .. Yi-mi-dZI} (Chineae ?) Tobacco .. Pi-tch'a .. Ta-ba dialect) Barley .. Ml}•-dza• .. . . Zo Wheat •• .. Sha Rhuwb ..

}(Chinese) Silk Opium •• Hnlberry .. Bbu-dza Potato (Chineee) Cotton •• .. Namee borrowed from (Chinese) Hemp .• Chinese (Chinese) Nettle •• .. Dl}·p'u Turnip .. (Chinese) C&rrot •• .. (Chinese) ldtuce Ooion •• Tea .. Dja-t.cha .. La Willow .. Mbo-u .. Mo-shoa Bamboo .. .. Ma-tchie Boried piue .. .. Tchu-si Wine .. .. Wo .. .. Djih Cow .. Mwe .. LlJ, or Ll}gh Dog .. Tch'o .. K'e Goat .. Tcb'i .. Tch'i Pig .. Rgo •• . . Wo1-}lll (male), Wo1-ma

(female) Fowl .. .. Rga' .. Wo• Duck .. Nta-tsv .. E-pu (male), E-ma (female) Sheep •• .. Yo .. .. Yo Yak .. Rga' Hare .. .. Mi-dzv .. T'a-la Rat .. Gu .. .. He Snake .. B•}r •• .. Vu Hankey .. Mi .. .. A-nuo Tiger .. .. La .. .. La Dragon .. Ri-dji .. Luo Bird .. .. A-tSl} Ylah .. .. Hai-yi Hawk •• .. Tcbuo Sparrow .. A-t.chso Pigeon .. Si-atSl} Huak deer .. Lie .. .. Lv-pu (mole), Lv-ma

(female) Wolf .. .. NdZtJ1 .. Vii} Fox Mie-guo Leopard .. (Same as Wolf) .. zv Bear .. .. Rge .. Wo (in a deep tone)

Digitized by Coogle

X ?

???

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Lizu

j > ȵ / _ Ṽ

Baber (1882)

Ersu

*tɕ > ts (except _ /o/)

*ʃ > ʂ (mostly)

*du > bu

/ja-/ as adjectival prefix?

lexical innovations?

Shared Innovations (Ersu)

A JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION IN WESTERN SSU..CH'UAN. 75

StFu (properlyll:au.) Low of Bank of Tsll-t&otl. ofT'nnc RlYer.

bon .. .. She •• .. Shl}-thdhru Copper .. Nuo• Lead ..

··}Hie Tin .. Bone .. .. Bo-ku Shih-wo Gl'UII .. .. Ndl£1}1 Jih-}lll Rice .. .. Tch'e .. Dze-tch'uo Rawrioe .. N-toh'e lfai.ze •• Yi-mi (Chinese?) •• .. Yi-mi-dZI} (Chineae ?) Tobacco .. Pi-tch'a .. Ta-ba dialect) Barley .. Ml}•-dza• .. . . Zo Wheat •• .. Sha Rhuwb ..

}(Chinese) Silk Opium •• Hnlberry .. Bbu-dza Potato (Chineee) Cotton •• .. Namee borrowed from (Chinese) Hemp .• Chinese (Chinese) Nettle •• .. Dl}·p'u Turnip .. (Chinese) C&rrot •• .. (Chinese) ldtuce Ooion •• Tea .. Dja-t.cha .. La Willow .. Mbo-u .. Mo-shoa Bamboo .. .. Ma-tchie Boried piue .. .. Tchu-si Wine .. .. Wo .. .. Djih Cow .. Mwe .. LlJ, or Ll}gh Dog .. Tch'o .. K'e Goat .. Tcb'i .. Tch'i Pig .. Rgo •• . . Wo1-}lll (male), Wo1-ma

(female) Fowl .. .. Rga' .. Wo• Duck .. Nta-tsv .. E-pu (male), E-ma (female) Sheep •• .. Yo .. .. Yo Yak .. Rga' Hare .. .. Mi-dzv .. T'a-la Rat .. Gu .. .. He Snake .. B•}r •• .. Vu Hankey .. Mi .. .. A-nuo Tiger .. .. La .. .. La Dragon .. Ri-dji .. Luo Bird .. .. A-tSl} Ylah .. .. Hai-yi Hawk •• .. Tcbuo Sparrow .. A-t.chso Pigeon .. Si-atSl} Huak deer .. Lie .. .. Lv-pu (mole), Lv-ma

(female) Wolf .. .. NdZtJ1 .. Vii} Fox Mie-guo Leopard .. (Same as Wolf) .. zv Bear .. .. Rge .. Wo (in a deep tone)

Digitized by Coogle

X ?

???

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Lizu

j > ȵ / _ Ṽ

Baber (1882)

Ersu

*tɕ > ts (except _ /o/)

*ʃ > ʂ (mostly)

*du > bu

/ja-/ as adjectival prefix?

lexical innovations?

Shared Innovations (Ersu)

A JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION IN WESTERN SSU..CH'UAN. 75

StFu (properlyll:au.) Low of Bank of Tsll-t&otl. ofT'nnc RlYer.

bon .. .. She •• .. Shl}-thdhru Copper .. Nuo• Lead ..

··}Hie Tin .. Bone .. .. Bo-ku Shih-wo Gl'UII .. .. Ndl£1}1 Jih-}lll Rice .. .. Tch'e .. Dze-tch'uo Rawrioe .. N-toh'e lfai.ze •• Yi-mi (Chinese?) •• .. Yi-mi-dZI} (Chineae ?) Tobacco .. Pi-tch'a .. Ta-ba dialect) Barley .. Ml}•-dza• .. . . Zo Wheat •• .. Sha Rhuwb ..

}(Chinese) Silk Opium •• Hnlberry .. Bbu-dza Potato (Chineee) Cotton •• .. Namee borrowed from (Chinese) Hemp .• Chinese (Chinese) Nettle •• .. Dl}·p'u Turnip .. (Chinese) C&rrot •• .. (Chinese) ldtuce Ooion •• Tea .. Dja-t.cha .. La Willow .. Mbo-u .. Mo-shoa Bamboo .. .. Ma-tchie Boried piue .. .. Tchu-si Wine .. .. Wo .. .. Djih Cow .. Mwe .. LlJ, or Ll}gh Dog .. Tch'o .. K'e Goat .. Tcb'i .. Tch'i Pig .. Rgo •• . . Wo1-}lll (male), Wo1-ma

(female) Fowl .. .. Rga' .. Wo• Duck .. Nta-tsv .. E-pu (male), E-ma (female) Sheep •• .. Yo .. .. Yo Yak .. Rga' Hare .. .. Mi-dzv .. T'a-la Rat .. Gu .. .. He Snake .. B•}r •• .. Vu Hankey .. Mi .. .. A-nuo Tiger .. .. La .. .. La Dragon .. Ri-dji .. Luo Bird .. .. A-tSl} Ylah .. .. Hai-yi Hawk •• .. Tcbuo Sparrow .. A-t.chso Pigeon .. Si-atSl} Huak deer .. Lie .. .. Lv-pu (mole), Lv-ma

(female) Wolf .. .. NdZtJ1 .. Vii} Fox Mie-guo Leopard .. (Same as Wolf) .. zv Bear .. .. Rge .. Wo (in a deep tone)

Digitized by Coogle

X

X

?

???

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Some data from Baber (1882)

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Some data from Baber (1882)

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(yes, this root is < PTB *sat)

Areal sound changes (0)

PEr Ersu Naiqu Mianning Kala(TBL)

? sɿ⁵⁵ sɿ⁵³ sɿ sɿ⁵³ ‘hit/kill’

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(yes, this root is < PTB *sat)

Areal sound changes (0)

PEr Ersu Naiqu Mianning Kala(TBL)

? sɿ⁵⁵ sɿ⁵³ sɿ sɿ⁵³ ‘hit/kill’

*sɿ

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(yes, this root is < PTB *sat)

Areal sound changes (0)

PEr Ersu Naiqu Mianning Kala(TBL)

? sɿ⁵⁵ sɿ⁵³ sɿ sɿ⁵³ ‘hit/kill’

*sɿ

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1. Apicalization

Preceded by depalatalization change in Ersu: *mphi² ‘throw up, vomit’ > mphɕi (extrusional ɕ) > mphsi (depalatalization) > nphsɿ⁵⁵ (apicalization)

Areal sound changes (1)

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2. x > f / _ u

Preceded by *ʃ > x in Mianning: *ʃu² ‘highland barley’ > xu- > fu-

*ʃ > x happened after apicalization: *ʃi ‘meat’ > ʃɿ, followed by ʃɿ > xɯ (not *ʃi > xi > ?)

Areal sound changes (2)

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Areal sound changes (2)

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PEr had *s, *ɕ, *ʂ, *ʃ

Most dialects merged *ʂ and *ʃ

Mianning had *ʃ > x

cf. 16th century Spanish: [s ̪, s, ʃ], then ʃ > x (e.g. “gente” [xente] ‘people’ < [ʃente] (< [ʒ-], etc.)

Tangent: ʃ > x

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both (1) apicalization and (2) x > f / _u happened after other sound changes

danger relying on areal features for subgrouping

importance of phonetic motivations for reconstructions

Areal sound changes (3)

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!"# Guillaum

e Jacques and Alexis Michaud

Table 2. Examples of re!exes of Proto-Naish *a. "e context indicated is the initial consonant in Proto-Naish.meaning Rgyalrong Burmese Tibetan Naxi Na Laze correspondence Proto-

Naishcontext # of

examplesbitter – k!a# k!a k!"# k!"$ k!"# ":":" *a/aC1 *K 5salt – c!a# ts!wa ts!e# ts!e$ ts!e# e:e:e *a *TS 8to borrow – h$a# r%a<*r$ja $i# $i$ $i# i:i:i *a/*i *$ 2tooth -&'a<*wa swa# so <*swa h(# hi$ %#t!u# (:i:i *a *w 5hoof -qa < *qwa – – k!w"# q!w)#*e+ k!w)$bie$ w":w):w) *a *Kw, *$w 3meat – sa# &a *(# *e$ *(# (:e:( *a *R 3thin (not thick)

mba pa# – mbe# bi$ bie$ e:i:ie *a (others) 21

Note: "e /e/ in the correspondence /(:e:(/ does not contrast with /i/, since there is no /*i/ in Na. For phonetic precision, the notation used here is nonetheless e.

!"# Guillaum

e Jacques and Alexis Michaud

Table 2. Examples of re!exes of Proto-Naish *a. "e context indicated is the initial consonant in Proto-Naish.meaning Rgyalrong Burmese Tibetan Naxi Na Laze correspondence Proto-

Naishcontext # of

examplesbitter – k!a# k!a k!"# k!"$ k!"# ":":" *a/aC1 *K 5salt – c!a# ts!wa ts!e# ts!e$ ts!e# e:e:e *a *TS 8to borrow – h$a# r%a<*r$ja $i# $i$ $i# i:i:i *a/*i *$ 2tooth -&'a<*wa swa# so <*swa h(# hi$ %#t!u# (:i:i *a *w 5hoof -qa < *qwa – – k!w"# q!w)#*e+ k!w)$bie$ w":w):w) *a *Kw, *$w 3meat – sa# &a *(# *e$ *(# (:e:( *a *R 3thin (not thick)

mba pa# – mbe# bi$ bie$ e:i:ie *a (others) 21

Note: "e /e/ in the correspondence /(:e:(/ does not contrast with /i/, since there is no /*i/ in Na. For phonetic precision, the notation used here is nonetheless e.from Jacques and Michaud (2011:476)

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directional prefixes

verbs of existence

genitive *ji

mood prefixes *æ- ‘interrog.’, *mæ- ‘neg.’, *thæ- ‘neg. imp.’?

Other areal features

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Examples from Mianning egophoric non-egophoric

imperfective particle bo gɤ

go (perf.) phi(-æ) dɑ

go (imperf.) jiji

Ersuic-defining morphosyntactic features

egophoric particles, etc.

specific forms of the directional prefixes, verbs of existence

perfective suffix *-A; “object” marker *wA

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“Core” Qiangic

Qiang, Prinmi, Minyak

(Thurgood 2003)

probably also Tangut,

rGyalrongic*, Choyo

and possibly nDrapa

Naish

Naxi, Na, Laze (Jacques

and Michaud 2011)

Namuyi and Shixing

Ersuic and Qiangic

*but see LaPolla 2003 on Rung

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shared lexical items

minimal pair of ‘water’ and ‘sweet’

/r/ component in ‘die’

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Ikeda (2007): ‘kidney’, ‘urine’, ‘pus’, ‘sharpen’, ‘forget’, ‘year’

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Something to think about...

Burmo-Qiangic

Lolo-Burmese "Greater" Qiangic

"Naic" "Core" Qiangic

Qiang, Prinmi, Minyak, etc.Naish Namuyi Shixing Ersuic

Burmish Loloish

Lizu Tosu Ersu

more or less like Jacques and Michaud (2011)

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Ersuic is interesting

be careful of areal features

To do: collect more data and reconstruct more!

Conclusion

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