Serbi–Mongolic languages
| Serbi–Mongolic | |
|---|---|
| Xianbei–Mongolic Mongolic–Khitan | |
| (tentative) | |
| Geographic distribution | northern China, Lake Baikal region |
| Linguistic classification | proposed language family |
| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | mong1349 |
Serbi–Mongolic, or Mongolic–Khitan, is a proposed group of languages that includes the Mongolic languages as well as the Para-Mongolic languages, a proposed extinct sister branch of the Mongolic languages.[1]
Names
Serbi (*serbi) is Shimunek's reconstruction for the historical ethnonym Xianbei (鮮卑).[1]
In Glottolog 4.4, the languages are referred to as Mongolic–Khitan.[2]
Languages
Below is a preliminary classification of the Serbi–Mongolic languages in Shimunek (2017:35):[1]
- Serbi–Mongolic
- Mongolic[3][4]
- Central Mongolic languages
- Eastern Central Mongolic
- Oirat
- Kalmyk
- Ordos Mongolian
- Southern Mongolic languages
- Shirongolic
- Shira Yugur
- Daur
- Moghol
- Central Mongolic languages
- Serbi–Awar (= Juha Janhunen's "Para-Mongolic"[5])
- Mongolic[3][4]
Sound changes
Phonological innovations from Common Serbi–Mongolic (i.e., Proto-Serbi–Mongolic) to Proto-Mongolic and Proto-Serbi are (Shimunek 2017:415):[1]
| Proto-Mongolic innovations | Proto-Serbi innovations |
|---|---|
| *p > *h | *ɔ > *a / _C[dorsal] |
| *#ñ > *#n | *ze > *ži |
| *Vñ# > *Vi# | *se > *ši |
| *z > *s | *VbV > *Vw(V) |
| *wə > *ə | *wə > *ɔ |
See also
References
- ^ OCLC 993110372.
- ^ Mongolic-Khitan. Glottolog 4.4. Accessed 2021-09-29.
- ^ Janhunen (2006:232–233)
- ^ Nugteren (2011)
- ISBN 9780700711338.
Sources
- Janhunen, Juha (2006). "Mongolic languages". In Brown, K. (ed.). The encyclopedia of language & linguistics. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 231–234.
- Nugteren, Hans (2011). Mongolic Phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu Languages (Ph.D. thesis). Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke – LOT.