Grammar of Poumai Naga (Poula) : a Trans-Himalayan language of north-east India / by Sahiinii Lemaina Veikho.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Veikho, Sahiinii Lemaina, author.

Series:

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 25.

Brill's Tibetan studies library. Languages of the greater Himalayan region

Brill's Tibetan studies library ; volume 25

Languages of the Greater Himalayan region

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poumai Naga language--Grammar.

Poumai Naga language.

Physical Description:

xix, 605 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]

Summary:

"This is the first complete description of Poumai Naga (Poula), an understudied language spoken in Manipur in northeast India. Poumai Naga belongs to the Angami-Pochuri clade of the Trans-Himalayan family. The book comprises all aspects of the language, including phonology, lexicon, morphosyntax, syntax and discourse. This work employs the tone periodic table, an innovative method used for documenting tone languages. A bilingual lexicon and a collection of fully-analysed texts are provided in the appendices. This research work represents a substantial contribution to the field of comparative Trans-Himalayan linguistics"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Sound system

Tone documentation

Word classes

Expressive words

Noun phrases

Argument marking

Nominalisation and relative clauses

Predicate structure

Clause types

Clause combining

Discourse particles

Text samples

List of words.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Bern, 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Veikho, Sahiinii Lemaina. Grammar of Poumai Naga (Poula)

ISBN:

9789004430532

9004430539

OCLC:

1251765669