Probing the evolution history of Naish languages with reference to Tibetan, Burmese and Rgyalrong: The Open-syllable rhymes

ABSTRACT: This paper reconstructs the Proto-Naish open-syllable rhyme system. Data from 3 Naish languages—Lijiangba, Malimasa, and Yongning—are employed in the reconstruction. Rhyme correspondences revealed by comparing the three languages are interpreted by referring to conservative languages of the Sino-Tibetan family, in particular Tibetan, Burmese and rGyalrong. Other related languages, such as Tangut, and other Naic languages, such as Namuyi and Xumi, are taken as references. Five open-syllable rhymes, *-a, *-e, *-i, *-u, *-o, are reconstructed to Proto-Naish. Some general tendencies of the sound changes of the Naish languages are summarized, and their implications for the topical issue of the genetic position of the Naish languages are set out. 摘要: 本文重构了原始纳语的开音节韵母系统。重构中利用了三个纳语组语 言的材料：丽江坝纳西语、玛丽玛萨话和永宁纳语。首先通过建立三 个语言之间的语音对应，确定原始语韵母的类，然后再比较保守的汉 藏语言，主要是藏语、缅甸语和嘉戎语，以此为原始纳语的韵母对应 提供解释。其他亲属语言，例如西夏语，以及其他纳语支语言，例如 纳木依语和旭米语，在本文的构拟中也用来作为参照。重构的原始纳 语开音节韵母系统包括*-a、*-e、*-i、*-u 和*-o。在重构中还总结了纳 语组语言的音变规律，以及这些音变规律对确定纳语组的历史地位提 供的启示。