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Origin of the word-initial consonant system of the Japanese-Ryukyuan (JR) language from the Oceanic consonant system: elucidation by JR-Oceanic consonant correspondence laws

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Proto-Japanese-Ryukyuan (pJR) word-initial consonants were found to regularly correspond to Malayo-Polynesian (MP)/Oceanic (OC) consonants. An almost complete list of the correspondence laws were obtained based on a cognate list of (p)JR and MP/OC. The New Caledonian group shows a close similarity in cognate comparisons with pJR.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Niigata University, 8580 Ikarashi-2-no-cho, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan

    Koji Ohnishi

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This work was presented in part at the 14th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, February 5–7, 2009

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Ohnishi, K. Origin of the word-initial consonant system of the Japanese-Ryukyuan (JR) language from the Oceanic consonant system: elucidation by JR-Oceanic consonant correspondence laws. Artif Life Robotics 14, 545–550 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-009-0742-6

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