Proto-Arawá Phonology  

Oleh:

Dixon, R. M. W.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Anthropological Linguistics (ada di JSTOR) vol. 46 no. 1 (Mar. 2004), page 1-83.
Fulltext: Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 1-83.pdf (7.58MB)

Isi artikel

Phonological systems and vocabularies are compared for the five languages of the small Arawai family, from Brazil and Peru. There is one extinct language-called Arawa--and four living languages-Kulina-Deni, Jarawara- Jamamadi-Banawai, Sorowaha, and Paumari. After eliminating likely loans, about 460 cognate sets are established. From study of the phonetic character and distribution of sets of sound correspondences, the phonological system of Proto-Arawa is reconstructed. A number of unusual correspondence sets suggest the existence of a small substratum vocabulary within Paumari, possibly from an Arawa group speaking a distinct language, whose members merged with the Paumari tribe. There is no evidence for genetic relationship between the Arawa family and either Arawak or any other recognized language family.

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