<Articles>An overview of Molang Kadu phonology

• HUZIWARA Keisuke

  京都大学

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• <研究論文>モーラン･カドゥー語音韻論の概要
• モーラン・カドゥー語音韻論の概要
• モーラン ・ カドゥーゴ オンインロン ノ ガイヨウ

Abstract

This paper aims to give an overview of Molang Kadu phonology. Molang Kadu is a member of the Luish group of Tibeto-Burman spoken in Molang region of Pinlebu Township, Sagaing Division, Burma. The findings in this research can be summarised as follows. 1. Following phonemes can be postulated in Molang Kadu: /p, pʰ, b, t, tʰ, d, c[tɕ], j[dʑ], k, kʰ, g, ʔ, s, sʰ, ɕ, z, h, m, n, ñ, [nʲ], ŋ, l, w, y, [j];a, i, u, e, ɛ, o, ɔ, ə/ 2. There are four distinctive tones: high, mid, low, and falling (creaky) in addition to an atonic schwa. 3. Compared with Setto Kadu, it is characteristic that voiced obstruents are phonemic. 4. Voiced obstruents of Molang Kadu are generally derived from corresponding implosive stops reconstructed for Proto-Luish. 5. A low tone is generally a result of the tonal alternation of a mid tone into a low tone after a high tone. 6. A falling (creaky) tone is typically a secondary result of the tonal alternation of a low tone into a falling (creaky) tone after a mid tone. 7. For words borrowed from Red Shan (Tai Naing), a low tone of Red Shan (Tai N aing) corresponds to a low tone in Molang Kadu.

Journal

• 京都大学言語学研究

  京都大学言語学研究 39 47-65, 2020-12-31

  Departmental of Linguistics, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University

Keywords

• Molang Kadu
• Tibeto-Burman
• Luish
• comparative linguistics
• Red Shan(Tai Naing)

Details

• CRID: 1390853649700209536
• NII Article ID: 120006976043
• NII Book ID: AA11576115
• DOI: 10.14989/261912
• HANDLE: 2433/261912
• NDL BIB ID: 031332866
• ISSN: 13497804
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/031332866
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I031332866
• Text Lang: ja
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