On the place of Lepcha in Sino-Tibetan: a lexical comparison
This is very much a data-oriented study. After a brief outline of Lepcha phonology and a discussion of influences from other languages, I place Lepcha firmly as a member of Tibeto-Burman, despite lexical resemblances from such a distantly related language as Chinese or by borrowing from Austroasiati...
Main Author: | Bodman, Nicholas C. |
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Other Authors: | Cornell University |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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2024
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179160 |
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