Mahakiranti (proposed)
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Mahakiranti (proposed) is a hypothesized linguistic subgroup within the Sino-Tibetan family that aims to unite several Himalayan languages, including Lepcha, based on shared structural and historical features.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hypothesized language subgroup
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linguistic hypothesis ⓘ proposed language family ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain | historical relationships among Kiranti and neighboring languages ⓘ |
| aimsToUnite | several Himalayan languages ⓘ |
| basedOn |
shared historical features
ⓘ
shared structural features ⓘ |
| disputedBy | some Sino-Tibetan specialists ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Greater Kiranti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahākiranti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex verbal morphology
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conservative morphological features ⓘ person-indexing on verbs ⓘ shared lexical innovations ⓘ verb agreement with multiple arguments ⓘ |
| hasGeographicDistribution |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
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Himalayan region NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikkim NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedHypothesis | Kiranti–Baram–Thami subgroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
controversial
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not widely accepted ⓘ tentative classification ⓘ |
| includesLanguage |
Athpare language
NERFINISHED
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Bahing language NERFINISHED ⓘ Baram language NERFINISHED ⓘ Belhare language NERFINISHED ⓘ Camling language NERFINISHED ⓘ Chepang language NERFINISHED ⓘ Dumi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Dura language ⓘ Hayu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jero language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiranti languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Kulung language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lepcha language NERFINISHED ⓘ Limbu language NERFINISHED ⓘ Raji language ⓘ Raute language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunwar language NERFINISHED ⓘ Thami language NERFINISHED ⓘ Thulung language NERFINISHED ⓘ Wambule language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakkha language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sino-Tibetan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | George van Driem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedIn | late 20th century ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Sino-Tibetan linguistics
ⓘ
historical-comparative linguistics ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Sino-Tibetan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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