ナ＝チァン諸語の「太陽」に関する一考察

On "sun" in Na-Qiangic languages

白井, 聡子

SHIRAI, Satoko

[ABSTRACT] This paper conducts a geolinguistic analysis of words that mean “sun” in the Na-Qiangic languages. The Na-Qiangic languages are spoken in the Western Sichuan Ethnic Corridor of southwestern China. They belong to the Tibeto-Burman or Burmo-Qiangic subfamily of the Sino- Tibetan language family. However, the detailed genetic status and classification of this language group is still controversial. Na-Qiangic languages have a variety of word forms for “sun,” although “sun” is generally regarded as a basic word. Based on the type of initial consonants, this paper classifies them as [A] N-, [B] B-, [C] M-TS-, and [D] J-. Moreover, [A] is subclassified into [A-i] (Prefix-)n-, [A-ii] Prefix-?-, [A-iii] ?-m-, and [A-iv] n-ts- I have examined this classification, taking the etymology and language contact situation into consideration. Types [A-i, ii] can be traced back to Proto-Tibeto-Burman (PTB) *(s-)n?y ‘sun / day / dwell.’ Type [A-iii] is a compound consisting of ‘sun / day / daytime’ (PTB *(s-)n?y) and ‘mother’ (PTB *ma). This type was calqued on Tibetan, reinterpreting Tibetan words (correspondents of Old Tibetan (g)nyi-ma) into a compound of “sun / day” and “mother.” Only one example could be found for Type [A-iv]. Its etymology may be a compound of PTB *g-nam ‘sky’ and *tsyar ‘sunshine.’ Type [B] can probably be traced back to PTB *m-ba ‘shine / bright.’ Type [C] is a compound that can probably be traced back to PTB *r-m?w ‘sky / heavens / clouds’ and *tsyar ‘sunshine.’ Type [D] originally means “to be sunny” in rGyalrongish languages. Finally, I have conducted a geolinguistic analysis based on the geographical distribution of the abovementioned types. The result of the analysis is the following hypothesis of relative chronology: [A-i] > [B] > [A-ii], [A-iii], [C] > [D], [A-iv].

https://opac.ll.chiba-u.jp/da/curator/105922/

https://opac.ll.chiba-u.jp/da/curator/105922/S21857148-20-P031-SHI.pdf

千葉大学ユーラシア言語文化論講座

Chiba University Eurasian Society

紀要論文

21857148

AA11256001

千葉大学ユーラシア言語文化論集 = Journal of Chiba University Eurasian Society

20

31

45

2018-12-25

10.20776/S21857148-20-P31

publisher

ユーラシア言語文化論集