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2 days ago · Within Eastern Polynesian, it is closest to Marquesan morphologically, although its phonology has more in common with New Zealand Māori, as both languages are relatively conservative in retaining consonants lost in other Eastern Polynesian languages.
5 days ago · Other studies have presented phonological evidence for a reduced Paiwanic family of Paiwanic, Puyuma, Bunun, Amis, and Malayo-Polynesian, but this is not reflected in vocabulary.
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20 hours ago · My current primary research focus is on the phonetics of Nafsan and related Southern Oceanic languages of central Vanuatu. I have also undertaken research on the phonetics and phonology of Lopit, an Eastern Nilotic language of South Sudan.
1 day ago · Evidence suggested that English teachers’ status of nativeness did not impact speech learning outcomes (Levis et al., Citation 2016), but the study was conducted among adult learners in the United States where English was the majority language. Studies are needed in minority languages and should consider not only the pronunciation outcomes ...
2 days ago · This collection compiled by Rawiri Taonui, a professor of Indigenous Studies, includes creation myths and stories about gods, the origin of humanity, and cultural heroes for several Polynesian cultures, such as Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, and numerous others.
2 days ago · Javanese is part of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family, although its precise relationship to other Malayo-Polynesian languages is hard to determine. Using the lexicostatistical method, Isidore Dyen classified Javanese as part of the "Javo-Sumatra Hesion", which also includes the Sundanese and "Malayic" languages.
2 days ago · Xiān: húshén yě. [Pinyin] Xian is the god of the foreigners. ( source) The two components of the 祆 glyph are shì 示 / 礻 ("show, reveal, manifest; spirit") and tiān天 ("sky, heaven, celestial"). Although hugely important in the history of religions in China, the etymology of xiān 祆 is highly elusive. Through close attention to the ...
