question about Proto/Para-Munda affix -usha

[John Peterson]

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Clancy,

The only person I know who might have an answer to this question is  
David Stampe in Hawaii, who not only knows his way around Proto-Munda  
but also Proto-Mon-Khmer: stampe at hawaii.edu

Otherwise: Are you sure it really is Munda? I have seen references on  
/u?a/ being Proto- (or Para-?) Munda (I believe it was /Emu?a/ in a  
work by Kuijper) but I don't recall if there was any justification  
(linguistic or otherwise) for that assumption. I'm just curious, as I  
don't know of anything even remotely similar to it in the modern  
languages.

Best,
John

Zitat von "Clements, Joseph Clancy" <clements at INDIANA.EDU>:

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> I'm looking for any information regarding the meaning and history of  
> the Proto/Para-Munda affix -usha ('u' here is short; 'sh' is a  
> retroflex sibilant). Any information or leads would be greatly  
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Clancy
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