West Himalayish languages
Sino-Tibetan language group From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sino-Tibetan language group From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The West Himalayish languages, also known as Almora and Kanauric, are a family of Sino-Tibetan languages centered in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and across the border into Nepal. LaPolla (2003) proposes that the West Himalayish languages may be part of a larger "Rung" group.
West Himalayish | |
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Kanauric, Almora | |
Geographic distribution | Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand (India), Nepal |
Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan
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Glottolog | tibe1275 |
The languages include:[citation needed]
Zhangzhung, the sacred language of the Bon religion, was spoken north of the Himalayas across western Tibet before being replaced by Tibetan. James Matisoff (2001)[1] provides lexical and phonological evidence for the classification of Zhangzhung within West Himalayish.
Widmer (2014:47)[2] classifies the West Himalayish languages as follows. The recently discovered Dhuleli language has been added from Regmi & Prasain (2017).[3]
Widmer (2014:53–56)[2] classifies Zhangzhung within the Eastern branch of West Himalayish, and notes that it appears particularly close to languages of the Central subgroup (Bunan, Sunnami, and Rongpo).
Widmer (2017)[4] notes that many Tibetan varieties in the western Tibetan Plateau have been influenced by West Himalayish languages.
Widmer (2017)[4] lists the following lexical items that differ in the Eastern and Western branches of West Himalayish.
Widmer (2014:53-56)[2] classifies Zhangzhung within the eastern branch of West Himalayish, and lists the following cognates between Zhangzhung and Proto-West Himalayish.
Gloss | Zhangzhung | Proto-West Himalayish |
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barley | zad | *zat |
blue | ting | *tiŋ- |
diminutive suffix | -tse | *-tse ~ *-tsi |
ear | ra tse | *re |
fat | tsʰas | *tsʰos |
girl | tsa med | *tsamet |
god | sad | *sat |
gold ? | zang | *zaŋ |
heart | she | *ɕe |
old (person) | shang ze | *ɕ(j)aŋ |
red | mang | *maŋ |
white | shi nom | *ɕi |
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