Del 12 - Brill's Studies in South and Southwest Asian Languages

Atong Texts

Glossed, Translated and Annotated Narratives in a Tibeto-Burman Language of Meghalaya, Northeast India

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

AvSeino van Breugel,Seino Van Breugel,Seino Breugel

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Atong Texts by Seino van Breugel consists of a collection of 37 glossed, annotated and translated narratives in the Atong language (Tibeto-Burman) of Meghalaya, India, presented in phonemic standard orthography. This testimony of cultural and linguistic heritage of the Atongs, who are members of the Garo Tribe, complements the author’s Grammar of Atong, also published by Brill.Each text is preceded by a systematic literary analysis. The photos in the appendix provide a visual impression of the environment in which the stories are told. This book is of great value to Tibeto-Burmanists, general linguists, discourse analysts and everyone interested in the languages, history and folklore of Northeast-India in general, and Meghalaya in particular.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-06-20
Mått155 x 235 x 40 mm
Vikt1 062 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBrill's Studies in South and Southwest Asian Languages
Antal sidor582
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004371910

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AcknowledgementsList of Tables, Maps and PhotosAbbreviations and Symbols1 Introduction2 Methodology of Text Collection3 Atong Orthography in Relation to Its Phonology and Pronunciation3.1 Some Important Remarks about the Use of Some Letters in the Orthography3.2 Allohpony3.3 The Pronunciation of Double Vowels and Double Consonants3.4 Glottalisation3.5 The Phonological Word and Its Stress4 The Presentation of the Texts5 GlossingTexts1 Dabatwari2 Badri Rongdyng Ha•waimi Ortho3 Ajot4 Alsia Raja5 Pheru aro Magachak6 Joramigymyn7 Singho aro Pheru8 Garo Ha•byri9 Boba aro Gore10 Jada11 Amak aro rukpek12 Ha•ba13 Ram nemcha14 Khem15 Wai khuruta16 Phylgym aro Sa•gyrai17 Nai•nokholthanggaba aro Kynokholthanggaba18 Do•renggo Wa•dachong19 Sijyw Durakhal20 Mongma aro Taw•reksyrup21 Naweng aro Kumiri22 Haratgaba Bil23 Ketketa Bura24 Pheru aro Gorial25 Paranggaba Sa•banthai26 Ja•bek Rymna27 Amak aro Pheru28 Thengthonmynggymyn29 Amakmu Saphaw30 Kyrynggaba Matsa31 Amak aro Khu•sum32 Amak aro Chengchengmachok33 Magachak aro Rukwak34 Abu Chakkhen35 Te•ew Re•enggaba Gawi36 Nokchi Ang Dyngdang Mu•chiba37 BandimynggymynAppendix of PhotosReferencesIndex