Some evidence from Biao Min on the initials of Proto-Mienic (Yao) and Proto-Hmong-Mien (Miao-Yao)
1.1 Terminology and reconstruction. The language family under discussion here is Hmong-Mien (H-M), consisting of the two branches Hmongic (Hm) and Mienic (Mn). The family is also known as Miao-Yao, the two branches being Miao and Yao. All initial consonants are assumed to have a three-way manner d...
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| Language: | English |
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178176 |
| Summary: | 1.1 Terminology and reconstruction. The language family under discussion here is Hmong-Mien (H-M), consisting of the two branches Hmongic (Hm) and Mienic (Mn).
The family is also known as Miao-Yao, the two branches being Miao and Yao.
All initial consonants are assumed to have a three-way manner distinction. For obstruents these are voiceless unaspirate, aspirate, and voiced; the corresponding manners for sonorants are preglottalized, voiceless, and voiced. In addition, obstruents may be [± prenasalized]. |
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