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Lieberherr, Ismael and Bodt, Tim (2017) 'Sub-grouping Kho-Bwa based on shared core vocabulary.' Himalayan Linguistics, 16 (1). pp. 2-40.

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Abstract

Tianshin Jackson Sun (Sun 1992, Sun 1993) was the first to suggest the phylogenetic relatedness of a number of highly divergent, endangered and poorly described languages of Western Arunachal Pradesh, later named the ‘Kho-Bwa cluster’ by Van Driem (2001). In this paper, we make use of what are predominantly new data from our own field work, covering a total of 22 linguistic varieties. In a list of 100 lexical entries, cognate roots were tagged and subsequently a pairwise “cognacy percentage” was computed which forms the basis for a hierarchic cluster analysis. The result of this analysis and some further considerations confirm earlier reported views of a phylogenetic relationship between these languages. The appendix contains the full data set with cognacy statements. All computer code is available and documented on Github (https://github.com/metroxylon/kho-bwa-lexicostat).

Item Type: Journal Article
SOAS Departments & Centres: Departments and Subunits > Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures
ISSN: 15447502
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.5070/H916232254
Date Deposited: 05 Jan 2021 09:38
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/34570
Funders: Other

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