Kleinschmidt Centennial V: Eskimo Aleut Correspondences

Marsh, Gordon H.; Swadesh, Morris

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“…Glottochronological estimates suggest that the two branches of the Eskimo-Aleut phylum diverged approximately 6,000 to 3,000 B.P. (Marsh and Swadesh, 1951;Bergsland, 1986;Dumond, 1987), while the uniformity of the Aleutian dialects supports a more recent migration across the islands (Woodbury, 1984).…”

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Genetic structure of the Aleuts and Circumpolar populations based on mitochondrial DNA sequences: A synthesis

Zlojutro

Rubicz

Devor

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American J Phys Anthropol

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The mtDNA variation of 198 Aleuts, as well as North American and Asian populations drawn from the literature, were analyzed to reconstruct the Aleuts' genetic prehistory and to investigate their role in the peopling of the Circumarctic region. From median-joining network analysis, three star-like clusters were identified in the Aleuts within the following subhaplogroups: A3, A7 (an Aleut-specific subclade of A3), and D2. Mismatch analyses, neutrality test scores, and coalescent time estimates for these three components provided evidence of two expansion events, one occurring at approximately 19,900 B.P. and the other at 5,400 B.P. Based on these findings and evidence from the archaeological data, four general models for the genetic prehistory of the Aleutian Island chain are proposed: 1) biological continuity involving a kin-structured peopling of the archipelago; 2) intrusion and expansion of a non-native biface-producing population dominated by subhaplogroup D2; 3) amalgamation of Arctic Small Tool tradition peoples characterized by D2 with an older Anangula substratum; and 4) biological continuity with significant gene flow from neighboring populations of the Alaskan mainland and Kodiak Island. The Aleut mtDNAs are consistent with the Circumarctic pattern by the fixation of A3 and D2, and the exhibition of depressed diversity levels relative to Amerind and Siberian groups. The results of this study indicate a broad postglacial reexpansion of Na-Dene and Esko-Aleuts from reduced populations within northern North America, with D2 representing a later infusion of Siberian mtDNAs into the Beringian gene pool.

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Genetic structure of the Aleuts and Circumpolar populations based on mitochondrial DNA sequences: A synthesis

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“…5000 BP (Mason & Rasic 2020) and genetic differentiation of about 3000 years (this approximate date has remained relatively stable over the past 20 years of genetic studies, including those of Crawford et al (2010) and Flegontov et al (2017)). Proto-(Sirenikski)/Yupik/Inuit (PYI) is associated with much later cultures situated on both The birthplace of PY has variously been assumed to be on the Seward Peninsula (Marsh & Swadesh 1951, Krauss 1990, in Southwest Alaska (Mason & Rasic 2020) or a mix of north and south (Dumond 2016). Krauss (1985Krauss ( , 1990 argued that the increasing complexity at least in the prosodic features from CSY to CAY to Alutiiq was suggestive of linguistic inheritance from Asia, although that seems to contradict the belief in a Seward Peninsula birthplace.…”

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“…The birthplace of PY has variously been assumed to be on the Seward Peninsula (Marsh & Swadesh 1951, Krauss 1990), in Southwest Alaska (Mason & Rasic 2020) or a mix of north and south (Dumond 2016). Krauss (1985, 1990) argued that the increasing complexity at least in the prosodic features from CSY to CAY to Alutiiq was suggestive of linguistic inheritance from Asia, although that seems to contradict the belief in a Seward Peninsula birthplace.…”

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Central Siberian Yupik Influence on Sirenikski Verbal Inflection

Berge

2023

Trans of the Philol Soc

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Language contact is pervasive in the history of all Eskaleut languages of the Pacific Rim, and the languages show contact effect regardless of typological similarity or degree of relatedness. Moreover, the degree of contact has allowed for the borrowing of features that are generally thought of as relatively impervious to borrowing, including verb inflection. In particular, Sirenikski has been in close contact with the closely related language Central Siberian Yupik, and contact effects on the phonology, prosodic system and lexicon have been well described, however, the verbal inflectional morphology has largely been assumed to be cognate. In this article, I present evidence that some elements of the inflectional paradigm have been borrowed from Central Siberian Yupik.

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“…But not in all cases the circumstances permit such conclusions. Swadesh stated that if the percentages of vocabulary agreement are low the possible error becomes greater (62) and also that in such cases it may be difficult to discover the cognates as the examples of each phonetic correspondence are not sufficient (63). Another difficulty is presented by the fact that, if the percentage of vocabulary agreement approaches the maximal possible rate of borrowing (15 %), loan-words may be a disturbing factor of great importance.…”

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New Guinea: Keystone of Oceanic linguistics

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Kleinschmidt Centennial V: Eskimo Aleut Correspondences

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Genetic structure of the Aleuts and Circumpolar populations based on mitochondrial DNA sequences: A synthesis

Genetic structure of the Aleuts and Circumpolar populations based on mitochondrial DNA sequences: A synthesis

Central Siberian Yupik Influence on Sirenikski Verbal Inflection

New Guinea: Keystone of Oceanic linguistics

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