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Languages of AsiaPart 2: South AsiaLanguages of AsiaPart 2: South Asia
ASIAN 401
Spring 2009
ASIAN 401
Spring 2009
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ReviewReview
Name the six language families of North/East/Southeast Asia
Name four countries in peninsular Southeast Asia
Name two language isolatesName three Austronesian lgs.Name a Sino-Tibetan language
Name the six language families of North/East/Southeast Asia
Name four countries in peninsular Southeast Asia
Name two language isolatesName three Austronesian lgs.Name a Sino-Tibetan language
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SOUTH ASIA
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SOUTH ASIAChina
IndiaNE India
Sino-Tibetan Languages
Tamil: Dravidianfamily
Hindi: Indo-Aryan family
Sri Lanka
Pakistan Tibet
NepalUrdu: Indo-Aryan family
Munda lgs: Austroasiatic family
Bangla-desh
Bengali: Indo-Aryan family
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Languages FamiliesLanguages Families
Indo-Aryan: Pakistan, IndiaDravidian: S India, Sri LankaSino-Tibetan: NE India, Nepal,
Bhutan, TibetAustroasiatic: E India
Indo-Aryan: Pakistan, IndiaDravidian: S India, Sri LankaSino-Tibetan: NE India, Nepal,
Bhutan, TibetAustroasiatic: E India
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Sample LanguagesSample Languages
Indo-Aryan: Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi
Dravidian: Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu
Sino-Tibetan: Bodo, Garo, Naga
Austroasiatic: Santali
Indo-Aryan: Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi
Dravidian: Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu
Sino-Tibetan: Bodo, Garo, Naga
Austroasiatic: Santali
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Indo-AryanIndo-Aryan
Branch of larger Indo-European family; >600 million speakers
Most of the major languages of India and Pakistan, as well as Nepali
Four distinct consonants p, ph, b, bh
Branch of larger Indo-European family; >600 million speakers
Most of the major languages of India and Pakistan, as well as Nepali
Four distinct consonants p, ph, b, bh
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DravidianDravidian
Major languages of S India and Sri Lanka (not found elsewhere)
~200 million speakersProbably were spoken in all of
India before the Indo-Aryan speakers arrived
Major languages of S India and Sri Lanka (not found elsewhere)
~200 million speakersProbably were spoken in all of
India before the Indo-Aryan speakers arrived
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Sino-TibetanSino-Tibetan
Numerous small “hill tribe” languages in NE India; number of speakers small (~ 4 mil.), but number of lgs very large (>100?)
Also languages spoken in Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet
Very complex verb forms
Numerous small “hill tribe” languages in NE India; number of speakers small (~ 4 mil.), but number of lgs very large (>100?)
Also languages spoken in Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet
Very complex verb forms
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AustroasiaticAustroasiatic
The Munda languages are spoken in scattered areas of E India
Related distantly to the Austroasiatic languages of peninsular SE Asia
Only about 10 lgs, < 8 million speakers. Santali has the most speakers.
The Munda languages are spoken in scattered areas of E India
Related distantly to the Austroasiatic languages of peninsular SE Asia
Only about 10 lgs, < 8 million speakers. Santali has the most speakers.
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