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“River” in Atayalic and “fresh water” in Proto-Austronesian
| Title: | “River” in Atayalic and “fresh water” in Proto-Austronesian |
| Authors: | Ochiai, Izumi1 Browse this author |
| Authors(alt): | 落合, いずみ1 |
| Keywords: | Atayalic | | Proto-Austronesian | | River | | Fresh water | | *daNum |
| Issue Date: | 25-Mar-2024 |
| Publisher: | 北海道大学大学院文学研究院北方研究教育センター |
| Journal Title: | 北方人文研究 |
| Journal Title(alt): | Journal of the Center for Northern Humanities |
| Volume: | 17 |
| Start Page: | 1 |
| End Page: | 13 |
| Abstract: | As noted in Ogawa and Asai (1935: 7), the forms for “river” in the Atayalic languages, ləliyuŋ in Atayal and yayuŋ in Seediq, are considered reflexes of *daNum, the form for “water” in Proto-Austronesian. This paper reevaluates this observation in terms of sound correspondences as well as historical sound changes in both Seediq and Atayal, and make the claim that the Seediq form is likely a reflex of *daNum, whereas it is gauŋ, another form for “river” in Atayal, that is the reflex of *daNum. Proto-Seediq is reconstructed as *ðaðum and Proto-Atayal as *gagum. Based on these proto-forms *jajum is reconstructed to Proto-Atayalic. This form indicates that the initial and medial consonants underwent irregular sound changes, *d ＞ *j and *N ＞ *j, that were probably triggered by assimilation. In addition, Proto-Atayalic apparently underwent a semantic shift from “fresh water” to “river.” However, this paper develops a different point of view with regard to *jajum as well as its origin *daNum, arguing that it could mean both “river” and “fresh water.” If the two meanings are separatable, there must have been an independent proto-form of “river.” However, the hitherto reconstructed Proto-Austronesian form for “river,” *sapaq, is so questionable that it cannot be safely accepted. This paper proposes that Proto-Austronesian *daNum means “river” and “water,” and its meaning shifted to “river” in the Atayalic subgroup, while in all other Austronesian languages its meaning shifted to “fresh water.” |
| Type: | bulletin (article) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/92165 |
| Appears in Collections: | 北方人文研究 = Journal of the Center for Northern Humanities > 第17号
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