The Zialo language and the classification of the South-Western Mande languages

Authors

  • Кирилл Владимирович Бабаев Российский государственный гуманитарный университет; Институт языкознания РАН

Abstract

The article conducts an analysis of some phonological, morphosyntactic and lexical characteristics of Zialo, the previously undescribed language of the Republic of Guinea, with the purpose of precisely defining its genetic position within the South-Western group of the Mande family of languages. The analysis results into a new proposal on the genetic classification of the languages of the group.

Keywords:

Zialo, language classification, Mande languages, genealogical grouping, comparative method, isoglosses, shared innovations, proto-language

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Published

2011-09-20

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Бабаев, К. В. (2011). The Zialo language and the classification of the South-Western Mande languages. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (3), 10–22. Retrieved from https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/2584

Issue

No. 3 (2011)

Section

Linguistics

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