| Chukotko-Kamchatko-Amuric | |
|---|---|
| (hypothetical) | |
| Geographic distribution | Northeast Asia |
| Linguistic classification | Proposed language family |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | None |
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TheChukotko-Kamchatko-Amuric orChukotko-Kamchatkan-Amuric languages form a hypothetical language family includingNivkh andChukotko-Kamchatkan. A relationship between these two language groups was proposed byMichael Fortescue in a 2011 paper.[note 1] He theorized that their common ancestor might have been spoken around 4000 years ago.[1] HoweverGlottolog says that the evidence is insufficient to conclude a genealogical relationship between Nivkh and Chukotko-Kamchatkan.[2]
Proposed sound correspondences[1]
| CKA | CK | Nivkh |
|---|---|---|
| p, t, t’, k, q | p, t, c, k, q | p’, t’, c’, k’, q’ |
| b, d, d’, g, ɢ | p, t, c, k, q | p, t, c, k, q |
| v, ð, γ, ʀ | v, ð, γ, ʀ | v, r/z, γ, ʀ |
| m, n, n’, ŋ | m, n, n, ŋ | m, n, n’, ŋ |
| w, j | w, j | w, j |
| l, r | l, r | l, r/z |
| h | Ø | h |
| i, u, e, o | i, u, e, o | i, u, e, o |
| a, ə | a, ə | ə |
| ʌ | æ | a/ə |
Some cognates which include a sound change of Nivkh /ə/ and CK /æ/ are:t’əkə ‘edge of sleeping platform’ and CK tæγən 'near the edge of'' and Nivkhərŋ 'mouth of a river' and CKær 'flow out'.
Proposed Nivkh-Chukotko-Kamchatkan cognates[3]
| Nivkh | CK |
|---|---|
| aui 'mouth' | æw 'get a hole' |
| kama 'run' | kame 'move around' |
| juty 'pour' | jit 'drip' |
| poju 'smoke' (verb) | pujæ 'cook on hot stones in pit' |
| t'am 'stay calm' | təmɣə 'stay still, calm' |
| uige 'no' | ujŋæ 'no' |
Chukotko-Kamchatkan and Nivkh have dual/plural distinction, however it has been lost in Chukchi.
Chukotko-Kamchatkan also has a "singulative" ending, and traces of a singulative ending in Nivkh might be seen.
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