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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instanceOf hypothesized language subgroup
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
conservative morphological features
person-indexing on verbs
shared lexical innovations
verb agreement with multiple arguments
hasGeographicDistribution Bhutan NERFINISHED
Himalayan region NERFINISHED
Sikkim NERFINISHED
eastern Nepal NERFINISHED
hasRelatedHypothesis Kiranti–Baram–Thami subgroup NERFINISHED
hasStatus controversial
not widely accepted
tentative classification
includesLanguage Athpare language NERFINISHED
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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Lepcha language subfamily Mahakiranti (proposed)