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Permutation test applied to lexical reconstructions partially supports the Altaic linguistic macrofamily [PDF]

Evolutionary Human Sciences, 2021
In this paper, we present the results of our analysis of the 110-item basic wordlists for four reconstructed and one ancient languages, the linguistic ancestors of five language families which are hypothesized to constitute the Altaic (a.k.a ...
Alexei S. Kassian, George Starostin, Ilya M. Egorov, Ekaterina S. Logunova, Anna V. Dybo   +4 more
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Genomic Insights Into the Admixture History of Mongolic- and Tungusic-Speaking Populations From Southwestern East Asia [PDF]

Frontiers in Genetics, 2021
As a major part of the modern Trans-Eurasian or Altaic language family, most of the Mongolic and Tungusic languages were mainly spoken in northern China, Mongolia, and southern Siberia, but some were also found in southern China. Previous genetic surveys
Jing Chen, Guanglin He, Zheng Ren, Qiyan Wang, Yubo Liu, Hongling Zhang, Meiqing Yang, Han Zhang, Jingyan Ji, Jing Zhao, Jianxin Guo, Kongyang Zhu, Xiaomin Yang, Rui Wang, Hao Ma, Chuan-Chao Wang, Chuan-Chao Wang, Jiang Huang   +17 more
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About millets and beans, words and genes [PDF]

Evolutionary Human Sciences, 2020
In this special collection, we address the origin and dispersal of the Transeurasian languages, i.e. Japonic, Koreanic, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic, from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Martine Robbeets, Chuan-Chao Wang
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Mongolic Languages: Lexical Semantic Groups of Locative Nouns Described

Oriental Studies, 2022
Introduction. The article deals with lexical means of expressing the category of locativity, the latter to serve a basic concept of space. Descriptions of locative parts of speech in typological works analyzing different languages make it possible to ...
Liudmila A. Lidzhieva, Vladimir N. Mushaev, Bamba E. Ubushieva, Dzhirgal M. Lidzhieva   +3 more
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Word-Stress Patterns in Mongolic Languages

Oriental Studies, 2018
The paper presents a preliminary analysis of stress patterns in Mongolic languages. According to the author's hypothesis, there are at least three major word stress patterns in Mongolic.
Jargal B. Badagarov
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Wind-Related Terms in Mongolic Languages: Etymology and Semantics

Oriental Studies
Introduction. The article examines etymologies and semantics of wind-related terms in the Mongolic languages. Goals. The study primarily seeks to identify some etymological and semantic–typological features inherent to the specified thematic group of the
Anna V. Dybo, Viktoria V. Kukanova, Liudmila A. Lidzhieva, Evgeny V. Bembeev, Evgenia V. Golubeva   +4 more
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Words Denoting the Sky in Mongolic Languages: Etymology and Semantics

Oriental Studies, 2022
Introduction. The articles examines etymologies and semantics of Mongolic words denoting the sky. The system of astronomical terms in Mongolic languages is structurally complicated due to multiple layers of pre-Buddhist, Buddhist and other beliefs ...
Anna V. Dybo, Viktoria V. Kukanova, Saglara V. Mirzaeva, Evgeny V. Bembeev, Vladimir N. Mushaev, Vyacheslav N. Khoninov   +5 more
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Classification and geographical dispersion of Mongolic languages

Linguistica Brunensia, 2013
In the article the main models of genetic classification of Mongolic languages are introduced, commented and finally compared with our new model based on the recalibrated glottochronological test applying its modification developed by Sergei Starostin ...
Michal Schwarz, Václav Blažek
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Horse Age-Sex Terms in the Mongolic Languages (With Some Turkic-Language Material)

Oriental Studies, 2023
Goals. The study seeks to introduce into scientific circulation and analyze in comparative and comparative historical perspectives — horse age-sex terms in modern Khalkha Mongolian, Buryat, and Kalmyk. By way of comparison, the work employs some material
Trofimova Svetlana M.
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Names of Leather Packages and Containers in the Mongolic Languages

Oriental Studies, 2018
Though studied unevenly, the Mongolian languages have been long known both in Europe and Russia’s academic circles. The most investigated modern Mongolian languages are Khalkha Mongolian, Buryat and Kalmyk.
B. D. Balzhinimaeva
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