Loading AI tools
Sino-Tibetan language branch of India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hrusish or Southeast Kamengic languages[1] possibly constitute a Sino-Tibetan branch in Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India. They are Hruso (Aka) and Mijiic.[1] In Glottolog, Hammarström, et al.[2] does not accept Hrusish, and considers similarities between Hruso and Miji to be due to loanwords.
Hrusish | |
---|---|
Southeast Kamengic Hruso-Miji | |
Geographic distribution | Arunachal Pradesh |
Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan? |
Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | hrus1242 (Hruso) miji1239 (Miji) |
George van Driem (2014) and Bodt & Lieberherr (2015)[3] use the name Hrusish, while Anderson (2014)[1] prefers Southeast Kamengic.
Anderson (2014)[1] considers Hrusish to be a branch of Tibeto-Burman. However, Blench and Post (2011) suggest that the Hruso languages likely constitute an independent language family.[4]
Bodt's & Lieberherr's (2015:69)[3] internal classification of the Hrusish languages is as follows.
The following comparative vocabulary table of Hrusish vocabulary items (Bangru, Miji, and Hruso) is from Anderson (2014), with additional Bangru data from Li (2003).[5] Anderson's (2014) Hruso data is from Anderson's own field notes and from Simon (1970).[6] Anderson's (2014) Miji data is from his own field notes as well as Simon (1979)[7] and Weedall (2014).[8] Bangru data is from Ramya (2011, 2012).[9][10]
Gloss | Bangru (Li 2003)[5] | Bangru (Anderson 2014)[1] | Miji (Anderson 2014)[1] | Hruso (Anderson 2014)[1] |
---|---|---|---|---|
sun | dʑu˥wai˥˧ | dʒu | dʒo ~ zuʔ; zo ~ ʒʲoʔ | dʒu ~ dʑu; dʲu |
snow | də˧˩ɣai˥ | tene | dɨlen; təlɛn | tʰiɲɲo |
ashes | laʔ˥bu˥˧ | lag-bow | maj-bu | xukʰes-pu |
mother's brother | - | kiː-ni | a-kʰiw; akju | a-kʰi |
son | mə˧˩dʑu˥ | mu-dʒu-ɲiːib | zu | sou ~ sa ~ seu |
I | ȵoŋ˥ | ɲo(ʔ) | ɲaŋ | nɔ |
we | ga˧˩ni˥ | k-aɲi | aɲi | ɲi |
bear | si˥tsuaŋ˥ | sutʃow | ʃutsaŋ | sitso ~ sutso |
insect(s) | bə˧˩loŋ˥ | beloŋ-siɲi | biluʔŋ; bəɫuʔŋ; biluŋʰ | bəlu |
nose | mə˧˩ȵi˧guaŋ˥˧ | mi-niː-ko | ɲi | un-su ~ nu-su |
hand | mə˧˩gai˥ | me-gej | (mə)gi | əgzə |
thumb ('hand' + 'mother') | - | me-gej-nea | gi-nuiʔ; gi-batʃo | əgzə-i-aɲ |
saliva, spit | - | je | ʒeʔ | ze-mdʑiu; əʒʲəxu ~ əɣʲəxu |
sleep | dʑe˥ | zeu | dʒi | dʒum |
dream | dai˥mu˧˩mu˥ | tjameiː | tajme | tʰimjeu |
four | bu˧˩rai˥ | poraji | bli; b(ə)le | pʰiri; pʰiji |
five | buŋ˥ | puŋ | bungu, buŋu | pʰum ~ pʰóm |
six | rai˥˧ | reh | reʔ; reʔ ~ réʔ | rijɛ; ʑje |
seven | muai˥˧ | moji | myaʔ, mjaʔ | mrjo; mrɔ |
eight | sə˧˩cai˥˧ | sagaik | sɨgiʔ, sɨgeʔ; səguj | səgzə ~ sɨgdʒɨ ~ sɨɣdʒɨ |
nine | sə˧˩təŋ˥ | sataŋ | sɨtʰɨn; stʰɨn; stən | stʰə; stʰɨ ~ stʰə |
ten | rəŋ˥ | raŋ | lin; lən | ʁə; ʁɨ ~ ʁə |
bow | - | karaik | gɨriʔ; gəri | kʰiri |
dry | mə˧˩ci˥ | miː-kji | mɨ-kʰyang; məkjaŋ | kʰrou |
mother | a˧˩nai˥˧ | aːneja | aɲʲi | aɲi; aɲ |
red | ja˧˩dʑu˥˧ | ja-tʃuk | mu-tsu | tsu |
stream | - | wu-dʒu | vu-zuʔ 'creek' | xu-sa |
shoulder | mə˧˩pu˥zi˥ | m-podʒ | pas-t(ʰ)uŋ; pastoŋ | ə-pos-tu |
finger | mə˧˩gai˥tsuo˥˧ | me-gej-tʃowa | gi-tsoʔ; məgitso | əgzi-tsə |
pig | ʑəu˥˧ | dʒu | ʒo; ʒoʔ | vo |
bird ('bird' + 'son/child') | pu˥dʑu˧˩ | pu-dʒu | buzu(ʔ); bɨ-zɨ ~ b-zɨ ~ bə-zu ~ bə-zə; bə-zuʔ | mu-su |
seed | - | mete | tʰei-zʰo; (me)tẽ | isi; dʒʲe; ʃe-die |
Proto-Hrusish has been reconstructed in by Bodt & Lieberherr (2015). Bodt & Lieberherr (2015:101) note that Proto-Hrusish displays a sound change from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s- to t-, which they note had also occurred in Bodo-Garo, Kuki-Chin, Tangkhulic, Central Naga, and Karbi languages. The Proto-Tibeto-Burman *-l and -r have also been lost in Proto-Hrusish.
Reconstructed Proto-Hrusish forms from Bodt & Lieberherr (2015) are given below.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.