Sino-Austronesian (hypothesized)

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Sino-Austronesian (hypothesized) is a proposed macro-family in historical linguistics that suggests a distant genetic relationship between certain East Asian language groups, such as Hmong-Mien, and the Austronesian languages.

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Sino-Austronesian (hypothesized) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hypothesized language family
proposed language macrofamily
acceptanceInMainstreamLinguistics low
basedOn lexical comparisons
morphological parallels (proposed)
phonological correspondences (proposed)
criticizedFor insufficient regular sound correspondences
methodological weaknesses
possible areal diffusion instead of inheritance
documentationLanguage English
French
evidenceType comparative method (claimed)
reconstruction of proto-forms (attempted)
field historical linguistics
geographicScope East Asia NERFINISHED
Pacific region NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
hasComponent Austronesian languages NERFINISHED
Formosan languages NERFINISHED
Hmong-Mien languages
Kra-Dai languages NERFINISHED
Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED
Sinitic languages
Sino-Tibetan languages NERFINISHED
hasDebate classification of Hmong-Mien
classification of Kra-Dai
distinguishing inheritance from borrowing
validity of proposed cognates
includesHypothesis link between Hmong-Mien and Austronesian GENERATED
link between Kra-Dai and Austronesian GENERATED
link between Sino-Tibetan and Austronesian GENERATED
notToBeConfusedWith Austric hypothesis NERFINISHED
Austro-Tai hypothesis NERFINISHED
Nostratic hypothesis NERFINISHED
opposedBy many historical linguists
proposedBy Laurent Sagart NERFINISHED
proposedEra late 20th century
relatedConcept Sino-Tibetan–Austronesian hypothesis
long-range comparison
macrofamily (linguistics)
relationshipType genetic relationship (hypothesized)
researchFocus deep prehistory of East Asian languages
possible common ancestor of Sino-Tibetan and Austronesian
status controversial
not widely accepted
speculative
timeDepth very deep time depth

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Hmong-Mien languageBranchOf Sino-Austronesian (hypothesized)