10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUSTRO-ASIATIC»
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Austro-Asiatic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Comparative Austronesian Dictionary: An Introduction to ...
From the language map of mainland south-east Asia (see Wurm - Hattori 1983,
map 25), it seems probable that the whole of this region — and perhaps a much
larger area — was once occupied by Austro-Asiatic speakers. However, Tai- ...
2
Language and Society in South Asia
Grierson, after Peter W. Schmidt, considers the Munda languages to constitute a
portion of the Austro-Asiatic division of the "Austric Family", the other division of
this family being the "Austro-Nesian languages" consisting of the languages of ...
Michael C. Shapiro, Harold F. Schiffman, 1981
3
Ethnicity and Multilingualism: The Case of Ethnic Tai in the ...
... North West Austro-Asiatic Hoa (Chinese) 900,185 1.40 Lowlands, Uplands
Chinese Khome (Khmer) 895,299 1.39 South Austro-Asiatic Nung 705,709 1.10
North East Tai-Kadai Hmong 558,053 0.87 North East/West Hmong-Mien Dao (
Mien ...
4
Media and Tribal Development
Table 4.1 : The dialects of the 30 scheduled tribes of Bihar with their language
affinities : as per information gathered Name of the tribe Dialect Language
affinities Asur Asuri Austro-Asiatic Baiga Sadani Indo-Aryan Banjara Sadani Indo
-Aryan ...
5
Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World
One is that several of the proposed comparisons between Nicobarese languages
and Austronesian are not limited to Nicobarese, but are found across wide areas
of the Austro-Asiatic family. In some cases (especially <um> and <in>), ...
6
The Origins of Chinese Civilization
It is undoubtedly the Austro- Asiatic word found in Old Mon kruij, Bahnar and
Sedang kron, Vietnamese song, and so on. Siamese kloij, "canal," is not found in
common Tai and, if related, is presumably a separate borrowing from a Mon-
Khmer ...
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Peoples of the Buddhist World: A Christian Prayer Diary
Rumai Theravada 159.000 155,800 98% Myanmar Austro-Asiatic 600 3.4%
Amdo, Rongba Tibetan 156.500 155.000 99% China Sino-Tibetan 10 0.1%
Kayah, Western Theravada 302.600 151.300 50% Myanmar Sino-Tibetan 4.000
1.4% ...
9
The Peopling of East Asia: Putting Together Archaeology, ...
At first, Benedict (1942) simply transferred Thai from Macro-Sino-Tibetan to the
Austronesian side of Austric, which he then accepted, but in his later works, he
eliminated Austro-Asiatic from the ensemble of Thai and Austronesian, these two
...
Roger Blench, Laurent Sagart, Alicia Sanchez-Mazas, 2005
10
The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives
Some Indian communities still speak languages belonging to the Austro-Asiatic
language family, which also includes the Mon-Khmer languages of Southeast
Asia. Most—including the principal ones, Mundari and Santali—belong to the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUSTRO-ASIATIC»
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Austro-Asiatic is used in the context of the following news items.
Meghalaya move for 8th Schedule status to Khasi language
A branch of the Mon-Khmer family of Austro-Asiatic stock, Khasi language was first written in the Bengali script in 1813, with the first printed ... «The Indian Express, Feb 15»
A lesson from Delhi for Narendra Modi
Indo-European, Dravidian, Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Burman. India has 1,652 individual mother tongues and has 30 languages each spoken ... «Scroll.in, Feb 15»
For Victors and Whiners Alike, Important Lessons From India's History
... the world's four language families: Indo-European, Dravidian, Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Burman. India has 1,652 individual mother tongues. «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
Kiwi scholars hail Assam's heritage, culture
There has been a confluence of people of the Indo-Aryan, Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Burman origin in the State and this has led to the currently ... «Assam Tribune, Jan 15»
Nurture my tongue: A linguist's quest to preserve an endangered …
... on Dr Shailendra Mohan, associate professor in Austro-Asiatic linguistics at Pune's Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute. «Indian Express, Oct 14»
Concern for ancient tribe
The 6,000-odd Bondas, of Austro-Asiatic origin, have been living in thatched huts in the 3,000ft-high wild and inaccessible region since ages, ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Oct 14»
Sanskrit Week
... the earliest Sanskrit shows borrowings from the parent of the Dravidian languages (Proto-Dravidian) mostly, and also from the Austro-Asiatic ... «The Hindu, Jul 14»
Sinhala Buddhist monk attacks Muslims for use of Arabic
... of Buddhism introducing a religious language, Pali, to overlap with the proto-Dravidian and Austro-Asiatic tongues prevailing in the island. «TamilNet, Jun 14»
In the south, the ethnic Sa'och language has fewer than a dozen …
Only 10 to 15 can still speak the Sa'och language, which is in the Austro-Asiatic language family along with Khmer and Vietnamese. «The Phnom Penh Post, Apr 14»
Ten 'big facts' about India
Indian languages belong to four of the world's major language groups: Indo-European, Dravidian, Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Burman. Until the ... «BBC News, Feb 14»
