On the general acceptance of Austric

[Alexander Vovin]

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Common numerals do not necessarily indicate genetic relationship.
Japanese, e.g., borrowed numerals from Chinese:
 
       Japanese            Middle Chinese (transcription simplified)
1        iti                   ?it
2        ni                    ~ni
3        san                    sam
4        si                     s"i
5        go                     ngo
6        roku                   luk
7.       siti                   chit
8        hati                   pat
9.       kyuu/ku                kju
10.      zyuu                   sip
 
    Native numerals in modern Japanese are used only for concrete count.
 
Alexander Vovin
 
 
On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, Miguel Carrasquer Vidal wrote:
 
> I don't know anything about Munda or Austroasiatic, but I wonder how
> the Munda specialists account for the numerals, if there is no genetic
> connection?
>
>    Mun.d.a:ri:  Santali    Mon      Khmer
> 1  mi'd         mit_       moa      mu at y
> 2  baria        bar        ba:      pii
> 3  apia         pe         pei      b at y
> 4  upunia       pon        pon      bu at n
> 5  mon.r.ea     mo~r.e~    msaun    pram
> 6  turuia       turui      tarao:   pram-mu at y
> 7  ea           eae        thapoh   pram-pii
> 8  i'rilia      iral.      tec^am   pram-b at y
> 9  area         are        tec^it   pram-bu at n
> 10 gelea        gel        c^oh     dOp
>
>
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