Atayalic languages
The Atayalic languages are a group of Formosan languages spoken in northern Taiwan. Robert Blust considers them to form a primary branch within the Austronesian language family, However, Paul Jen-kuei Li groups them into the Northern Formosan branch, which includes the Northwestern Formosan languages.
Atayalic | |
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Geographic distribution | Northern Taiwan |
Linguistic classification | Austronesian
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Subdivisions | |
Linguasphere | 30-AA |
Glottolog | atay1246 |
Classification
Li (1981) and Li (1982) classify the Atayalic languages and dialects as follows:[1]
- Atayalic
- Atayal
- Squliq Atayal
- Squliq
- Maspaziʔ
- Pyanan
- Lmuan
- Habun Bazinuq
- Syanuh
- Kulu
- ŋŋupa
- Haga-Paris
- Kubaboo
- Rghayuŋ
- C'uli' Atayal (also known as Ts'ole' Atayal)
- Skikun, Mnibuʔ
- Mnawyan
- Mayrinax (includes female and male registers)
- Mabatuʔan
- Matabalay
- Sakuxan
- Palŋawan
- Mkgugut
- Pyahaw
- Ryuhiŋ
- Mtlaŋan
- Knŋyan
- Squliq Atayal
- Seediq
- Toŋan
- Toda
- Truwan
- Inago
- Atayal
Reconstruction
The Proto-Atayalic language was reconstructed by Taiwanese linguist Paul Jen-kuei Li in 1981.[1] Proto-Atayalic had final voiced stops, which are preserved in the Mayrinax dialect of Cʔuliʔ Atayal.[2] These voiced stops include *-b, *-d, *-g, and *-g'. However, they are now lost in many dialects of Atayal, Seediq, and also Pazeh (Blust 2009:615).
References
Notes
- Li, Paul Jen-kuei. 1981. "Reconstruction of Proto-Atayalic Phonology." In Li, Paul Jen-kuei. 2004. Selected Papers on Formosan Languages. Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica.
- Li, Paul Jen-kuei. 1982. "Atayalic Final Voiced Stops." In Li, Paul Jen-kuei. 2004. Selected Papers on Formosan Languages. Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica.
General references
- Li, Paul Jen-Kuei (2004). "Reconstruction of Proto-Atayalic Phonology". Selected Papers on Formosan Languages (in English and Chinese). Taipei: Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica. ISBN 9789570184136.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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