Reflexes of *<um> and *<umin>

[Malcolm Ross]

Hello Chris,

Formosan languages that have this affix combination are Kanakanavu, Saisiyat, Atayal, Seediq, Thao, Bunun and the extinct languages Pazih and Siraya. If you need references, let me know and I'll find them for you.

I'm not sure how much joy you'll have south of the Philippines, as *<um> tends to be lost, but I can say that it's not reflected in Oceanic languages.

- Malcolm
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On 27/05/2012, at 8:47 AM, Christopher Allen Sundita wrote:

> Hello AN-Langers,
>  
> I am looking for examples of Austronesian languages *outside* of the Philippines which have reflexes of both Proto Austronesian *-um- (agent focus) and *-um--in- ~ *-in-um- (agent focus + perfective). 
>  
> Here are some reflexes in other Philippine languages:
>  
> Ilokano: -um-, -inn-
> Pangasinan: on-, -inm-
> Sorsoganon: -um-, -umin-
> Cebuano: mu-, mi-/ni-
>  
> I'm consulting works on Formosan languages for now and will be looking at languages spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Madagascar. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> --Chris
> 
> -- 
> Christopher Sundita
> BA Linguistics, University of Washington 2011
> Data Specialist, Google
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