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The Mahakiranti or Maha-Kiranti ('Greater Kiranti') languages are a proposed intermediate level of classification of the Sino-Tibetan languages, consisting of the Kiranti languages and neighbouring languages thought to be closely related to them.
Jan 1, 2003 · Chapter PDF Available. Mahakiranti revisited: Mahakiranti or Newaric? January 2003. In book: Themes in Himalayan Languages and Linguistics (pp.21-26) Publisher: Heidelberg and Kathmandu: South...
- George Van Driem
Newaric and Mahakiranti. George van Driem. 2004, pp. 413-418 in Anju Saxena, ed., Himalayan Languages: Past and Present. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. See Full PDF. Download PDF. pp. 21-26 in Tej Ratna Kansakar and Mark Turin, eds., Themes in Himalayan Languages and Linguistics. Heidelberg and Kathmandu: South Asia Institute and Tribhuvan University.
Lhokpu is a Trans-Himalayan language spoken by a dwindling number of speakers in south-western Bhutan. A grammatical description of the language is currently being completed by van Driem, Gerber, Grollmann, Hyslop and Tshering (forthcoming).
Mahakiranti revisited: Mahakiranti or Newaric? George van Driem 2003, pp. 21-26 in Tej Ratna Kansakar and Mark Turin, eds., Themes in Himalayan Languages and Linguistics.
The Mahakiranti or Maha-Kiranti ('Greater Kiranti') languages are a proposed intermediate level of classification of the Sino-Tibetan languages. They are the languages most closely related to the Kiranti languages proper, which are spoken by the Kirati people , and by those spoken by the Rai .
Jan 1, 1992 · Mahakiranti revisited: Mahakiranti or Newaric? Chapter. Full-text available. Jan 2003. George van Driem. The Thangmi verbal agreement system and the Kiranti connection. Article.
