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Notes on the Phonological History of the Austronesian Languages of the Sarmi Coast.
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Grace, George W. – 1970
This study analyzes the sound correspondences of six Oceanic languages using reconstructed forms from Proto-Oceanic as a frame of reference. Sobei, Wakde, Masimasi, Anus, Bojgo, and Tarpia provide the cognates used in the analysis. Consonants and vowels are analyzed, and sound correspondences are examined for regularity of development and possible…
Descriptors: Consonants, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Glottochronology