Restoring “Nile-Nubian”: How to Balance Lexicostatistics and Etymology in Historical Research on Nubian Languages
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The paper offers a critical analysis of the proposal to dismantle genetic unity so-called Nile-Nubian languages by positioning one its former constituents, Nobiin language, as earliest oshoot from Common Nubian stem. Combining straightforward lexicostatistical methodology with more scrupulous etymological material, I argue that evidence in favor hypothesis is offshoot may and, fact, should rather be interpreted for strong lexical substrate Nobiin, accounting accelerated rate change comparison closely related Kenuzi–Dongolawi (Mattokki–Andaandi) cluster.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Dotawo
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2373-2571']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5070/d67052249