Toward the reconstruction of Proto-Algonquian-Wakashan. Part 1: Proof of the Algonquian-Wakashan relationship

Nikolaev, Sergei L.

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“…The first language pair is Chukotko-Kamchatkan–Nivkh ( p < 0.003, corrected for multiple testing). To the best of our knowledge, a specific genealogical relationship between the Chukotko-Kamchatkan and Nivkh languages was first proposed by Fortescue (23), although it must be noted that earlier Mudrak and Nikolaev (24), relying on the controversial multilateral or “mass” comparison approach introduced by Greenberg, had suggested that Chukotko-Kamchatkan and Nivkh along with a number of languages of North America may constitute a hypothetical Almosan-Keresiouan macrofamily; later Nikolaev (25) claimed that lexical parallels between Chukotko-Kamchatkan and Nivkh are of contact origin, but did not provide reliable arguments for this contact scenario. It is notable that in his research, Fortescue relied purely on the comparative method traditionally accepted by historical linguists.…”

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Circumpolar peoples and their languages: lexical and genomic data suggest ancient Chukotko-Kamchatkan–Nivkh and Yukaghir-Samoyedic connections

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Relationships between universally recognized language families represent a hotly debated topic in historical linguistics, and the same is true for correlation between signals of genetic and linguistic relatedness. We developed a weighted permutation test and applied it on basic vocabularies for 31 pairs of languages and reconstructed proto-languages to show that three groups of circumpolar language families in the Northern Hemisphere show evidence of relationship though borrowing in the basic vocabulary or common descent: [Chukotko-Kamchatkan and Nivkh]; [Yukaghir and Samoyedic]; [Yeniseian, Na-Dene, and Burushaski]. The former two pairs showed the most significant signals of language relationship, and the same pairs demonstrated parallel signals of genetic relationship implying common descent or substantial gene flows. For finding the genetic signals we used genome-wide genetic data for present-day groups and a bootstrapping model comparison approach for admixture graphs or, alternatively, haplotype sharing statistics. Our findings further support some hypotheses on long-distance language relationship put forward based on the linguistic methods but lacking universal acceptance.

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Circumpolar peoples and their languages: lexical and genomic data suggest ancient Chukotko-Kamchatkan–Nivkh and Yukaghir-Samoyedic connections

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Zhivlov

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Calibrated weighted permutation test detects ancient language connections in the Circumpolar area (Chukotian-Nivkh and Yukaghir-Samoyedic)*

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Relationships between universally recognized language families represent a hotly debated topic in historical linguistics, and the same is true for correlation between signals of genetic and linguistic relatedness. We developed a weighted permutation test which represents the classical permutation tests with weights introduced for individual Swadesh concepts according to their typological stability. Further, the obtained values were calibrated on a negative control group to override non-uniform distribution of phonemes within the Swadesh wordlist. We applied the calibrated permutation test to the basic vocabularies of nine languages and reconstructed proto-languages to show that three groups of circumpolar language families in the Northern Hemisphere show evidence of relationship through common descent or borrowing in the basic vocabulary: [Chukotko-Kamchatkan, Nivkh]; [Yukaghir, Samoyedic]; and [Yeniseian, Na-Dene, Burushaski]. The former two pairs showed the most significant signals of language relationship. Our findings further support some hypotheses on long-distance language relationships previously put forward based on linguistic methods but lacking universal acceptance.

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The genomic formation of First American ancestors in East and Northeast Asia

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Upward Sun River 1, an individual from a unique burial of the Denali tradition in Alaska (11500 calBP), is considered a type representative of Ancient Beringians who split from other First Americans 22000-18000 calBP in Beringia. Using a new admixture graph model-comparison approach resistant to overfitting, we show that Ancient Beringians do not form the deepest American lineage, but instead harbor ancestry from a lineage more closely related to northern North Americans than to southern North Americans. Ancient Beringians also harbor substantial admixture from a lineage that did not contribute to other Native Americans: Amur River Basin populations represented by a newly reported site in northeastern China. Relying on these results, we propose a new model for the genomic formation of First American ancestors in Asia.

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Toward the reconstruction of Proto-Algonquian-Wakashan. Part 1: Proof of the Algonquian-Wakashan relationship

Cited by 6 publications

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Circumpolar peoples and their languages: lexical and genomic data suggest ancient Chukotko-Kamchatkan–Nivkh and Yukaghir-Samoyedic connections

Circumpolar peoples and their languages: lexical and genomic data suggest ancient Chukotko-Kamchatkan–Nivkh and Yukaghir-Samoyedic connections

Calibrated weighted permutation test detects ancient language connections in the Circumpolar area (Chukotian-Nivkh and Yukaghir-Samoyedic)*

The genomic formation of First American ancestors in East and Northeast Asia

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