A historical study of rGyarong initials and prefixes

This paper is designed to discuss the possibility of reconstructing the Proto-rGyarong initials and prefixes and to examine their relationship with Proto-Tibeto-Burman (PTB). The rGyarong language has attracted the attention of many scholars for a long time, and it is generally thought that the lan...

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Main Author: Nagano, Yasuhiko
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1786852024-07-03T05:59:18Z A historical study of rGyarong initials and prefixes Nagano, Yasuhiko University of California, Berkeley Arts and Humanities This paper is designed to discuss the possibility of reconstructing the Proto-rGyarong initials and prefixes and to examine their relationship with Proto-Tibeto-Burman (PTB). The rGyarong language has attracted the attention of many scholars for a long time, and it is generally thought that the language would be a sort of link between Tibetan and Burmese. In fact, Wolfenden pointed this out as early as the 1930's (see Wolfenden 1936), adding that Ao also had a system of prefixes comparable with Written Tibetan (WT), Written Burmese (WB), and Kachin (Jingpaw). Published version 2024-07-03T05:59:18Z 2024-07-03T05:59:18Z 1979 Journal Article Nagano, Y. (1979). A historical study of rGyarong initials and prefixes. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 4(2), 44-68. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LTBA.4.2.04 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178685 10.32655/LTBA.4.2.04 2 4 44 68 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 1979 The Editor(s). All rights reserved. application/pdf
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A historical study of rGyarong initials and prefixes
description This paper is designed to discuss the possibility of reconstructing the Proto-rGyarong initials and prefixes and to examine their relationship with Proto-Tibeto-Burman (PTB). The rGyarong language has attracted the attention of many scholars for a long time, and it is generally thought that the language would be a sort of link between Tibetan and Burmese. In fact, Wolfenden pointed this out as early as the 1930's (see Wolfenden 1936), adding that Ao also had a system of prefixes comparable with Written Tibetan (WT), Written Burmese (WB), and Kachin (Jingpaw).
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