What is it about?
This paper estimates the place where Proto-Karen was spoken in terms of their plant names. The plants whose names can be traced back to Proto-Karen are those which can grow in the temperate subtropical climate. Thus, Proto-Karen is assumed to have been spoken in a temperate zone.
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Why is it important?
By adding the consideration of plant names to linguistic migration theory, it is possible to more accurately estimate where Proto-Karen was spoken.
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This paper sheds light on the history of Karenic peoples from a linguistic perspective.
Atsuhiko Kato
Keio University
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This page is a summary of: Homeland of Karenic languages, Asian Languages and Linguistics, December 2023, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/alal.00012.kat.
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