Wedge issues
When I elicited the Pumi (Prinmi) word ts `wedge' in Kunming (March 1996), I was struck by its resemblance to Lahu jii `wedge'. Since the Qiangic languages are not particularly close to Loloish on the TB family tree, this apparent cognate for an item of non-core vocabulary was of interest....
Main Author: | Matisoff, James A. |
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Other Authors: | University of California, Berkeley |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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2024
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178033 |
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