Bulaka River Consonants

Timothy Usher (Santa Fe Institute, timothyusher@gmail.com)

Journal of Language Relationship, № 12, 2014 - p.31-50

Abstract: In this paper, we present a historical phonological reconstruction of the Proto-Bulaka River consonant system using a straightforward application of the traditional comparative method. Our intention is to provide a principled and transparent framework upon which further comparative research can be premised, and to facilitate historical phonological comparison between Bulaka River and other New Guinean families. Some additional comparative-historical information is also provided on the pronominal system of the Bulaka River family.

Keywords: New Guinean linguistics, Bulaka River language family, linguistic phylogeny, historical phonetics, proto-language reconstruction

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