I thought some of you here might enjoy this meme.
The top is Hindi bʱɛ̃(ː)s 'buffalo' and the bottom is Marathi mʱəɳ-ɳe 'to say'.
The top is Hindi bʱɛ̃(ː)s 'buffalo' and the bottom is Marathi mʱəɳ-ɳe 'to say'.
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I thought some of you here might enjoy this meme.
The top is Hindi bʱɛ̃(ː)s 'buffalo' and the bottom is Marathi mʱəɳ-ɳe 'to say'.
The top is Hindi bʱɛ̃(ː)s 'buffalo' and the bottom is Marathi mʱəɳ-ɳe 'to say'.
"apical displacement", where if a word had a light 1st syllable & a heavy 2nd syllable (so stress pulled to 2nd syllable), and 2nd syllable begins with an apical consonant, but what counted as "apical" seems to have varied. Images from Krishnamurti (2003), The Dravidian Languages, pg. 157-158
October 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
"apical displacement", where if a word had a light 1st syllable & a heavy 2nd syllable (so stress pulled to 2nd syllable), and 2nd syllable begins with an apical consonant, but what counted as "apical" seems to have varied. Images from Krishnamurti (2003), The Dravidian Languages, pg. 157-158
Malayalam says hi.
Although, the (phonemically) voiced, aspirate and breathy voiced consonants are all borrowed from Sanskrit. In low prestige language you would often get just a single voiceless stop phoneme that's voiced intervocalically.
And distinct /ŋ/, /n̪/ & /ŋ/ are Malayalam innovations.
Although, the (phonemically) voiced, aspirate and breathy voiced consonants are all borrowed from Sanskrit. In low prestige language you would often get just a single voiceless stop phoneme that's voiced intervocalically.
And distinct /ŋ/, /n̪/ & /ŋ/ are Malayalam innovations.
September 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Malayalam says hi.
Although, the (phonemically) voiced, aspirate and breathy voiced consonants are all borrowed from Sanskrit. In low prestige language you would often get just a single voiceless stop phoneme that's voiced intervocalically.
And distinct /ŋ/, /n̪/ & /ŋ/ are Malayalam innovations.
Although, the (phonemically) voiced, aspirate and breathy voiced consonants are all borrowed from Sanskrit. In low prestige language you would often get just a single voiceless stop phoneme that's voiced intervocalically.
And distinct /ŋ/, /n̪/ & /ŋ/ are Malayalam innovations.
Bhadriraju Krishnamurti has similar stuff in his 2003 book.
August 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Bhadriraju Krishnamurti has similar stuff in his 2003 book.
Then the d̶a̶t̶a̶ real canon invalides your a̶n̶a̶l̶y̶s̶i̶s̶ headcanon and you need a new a̶n̶a̶l̶y̶s̶i̶s̶ headcanon
August 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Then the d̶a̶t̶a̶ real canon invalides your a̶n̶a̶l̶y̶s̶i̶s̶ headcanon and you need a new a̶n̶a̶l̶y̶s̶i̶s̶ headcanon
How about Munda?Non-Munda Austroasiatic is either VSO or SVO, but not verb-final. Munda is solidly OV today most likely due to contact w/ IA and Dravidian (img from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Munda_language).
May 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
How about Munda?Non-Munda Austroasiatic is either VSO or SVO, but not verb-final. Munda is solidly OV today most likely due to contact w/ IA and Dravidian (img from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Munda_language).
April 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM