Historical phonology of Proto-Northern Jê

Nikulin, Andrey

doi:10.31826/jlr-2017-143-405

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“…Among other things, data from Kajkwakhrattxi reinforces well-known patterns in typology, such as palatalization before front vowels and flapping of [d]. In addition, our data provides evidence of sound changes that are, to best of our knowledge, unattested, such as the change from * (Nikulin 2016(Nikulin , 2017(Nikulin , 2020. Notably, Nikulin proposes that, in Kakjkwakhrattxi, PNJ *m and * > mb lenited to [w]; PNJ *mr and * > mbr merged to [r]; and PNJ * > mbj simplified to [j].…”

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“…Given that post-oralization and nasal fusion are two distinct mechanisms that result from opposite functional pressures (denasalization for the former, and nasalization for the latter), this motivates our analytical decision to reconstruct plain *m rather than * > mb in *mR clusters in PNJ. Furthermore, Nikulin (2016) reconstructs a process of velar place assimilation affecting PNJ *R after velar consonants, resulting in surface [X] after [k] and surface [K] after [ > Ng] and [g]. With respect to the other rhotic consonants, the author also analyzes the alveolar flap [R] in Kajkwakhrattxi's synchronic phonological inventory as being derived from PNJ *R. Our work supports place assimilation affecting rhotic consonants after velar obstruents; however, we analyze this as a process of retroflexion rather than velarization, with slightly different phonetic realizations based on our use of distinct phonetic transcriptions.…”

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The typologically rare approximant inventory of Kajkwakhrattxi: A series of natural sound changes

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Lapierre

2021

Proc Ling Soc Amer

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Kajkwakhrattxi, a Northern Jê language spoken by fewer than 30 elders in Mato Grosso, Brazil, exhibits a typologically rare sound inventory, especially with respect to its series of approximants: /w, w̃, ʍ, ɽ, ɽ̃, j/, realized as a total of 17 different surface allophones: [w, w̃͡w, w̃, ʍ, ɥ, ɥ̃͡ɥ, ɥ̃, ɥ̊, ɾ, ɾ̃, ɽ, ɽ̃, ɻ, ɻ̃, ɻ̊, j, j̃]. We propose a novel reconstruction of Proto-Northern-Jê that accounts for this unusually dense inventory of approximants, namely as the result of a series of natural sound changes involving processes of lenition and assimilation. Our analysis makes use of novel fieldwork data on three underdocumented and endangered languages of the family: Kajkwakhrattxi, Panãra, and Kayapô. As a result, our reconstruction is based on a more phonetically detailed and internally coherent data set than was available to previous comparative work on Jê languages. Our results provide evidence for the possible breadth of diversity in the phonological systems of natural languages, both synchronically and diachronically, and advances our knowledge of the sound changes that occurred from Proto-Northern-Jê to its daughter languages.

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The typologically rare approximant inventory of Kajkwakhrattxi: A series of natural sound changes

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Lapierre

2021

Proc Ling Soc Amer

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“…In what follows, the sets are discussed in a more detailed way. Data presentation is inspired by Nikulin (2023). Further Andaqui-Nasa Yuwe parallels are discussed in Appendix 1.…”

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Tracing sound change in Nasa Yuwe (western Colombia)

Pache

2024

LIAMES: Ling. Indig. Am.

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This paper is a contribution to the historical phonology of Nasa Yuwe, a presumable language isolate of southwestern Colombia. It shows how a lexical comparison with two presumably unrelated language groups can help to reconstruct a sound change of *a > e in Nasa Yuwe. The two language groups compared with Nasa Yuwe in this paper are Andaqui, likewise of western Colombia, and the Misumalpan family of Central America. Whereas *a is documented as such in the Andaqui and Misumalpan forms, data discussed in this paper suggest that it has changed to e and related vowels in Nasa Yuwe.

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The Classification of South American Languages

Michael

2021

Annu. Rev. Linguist.

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With some 108 independent genealogical units, South America is the linguistically most diverse region of our planet and presents a particular challenge to linguists seeking to understand the genealogical relationships among human languages. Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in the internal classification of South American language families, and this article provides a critical overview of research in this very active area, focusing on the seven largest language families of the continent: Arawakan, Cariban, Jê, Panoan, Quechuan, Tukanoan, and Tupian. The strengths and weaknesses of major classification proposals are examined, and directions for future research discussed. Several long-distance relationship proposals that South Americanists are actively debating, including Tupi-Cariban, Pano-Takanan, Quechumaran, TuKaJê, and Macro-Jê, are also examined. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Linguistics, Volume 7 is January 14, 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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Historical phonology of Proto-Northern Jê

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The typologically rare approximant inventory of Kajkwakhrattxi: A series of natural sound changes

The typologically rare approximant inventory of Kajkwakhrattxi: A series of natural sound changes

Tracing sound change in Nasa Yuwe (western Colombia)

The Classification of South American Languages

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