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Adjectives in Akha

Description: This manuscript discusses the properties and functions of adjectives in Akha. Data come from 40,000 transcribed texts—conversations, stories, and factual information. The author argues that the most common syntactic constructions are those in which adjectives modify nouns, adjectives funciton as predicates, and adjectives function as adverbs. The manuscript also illustrates how special intensifiers and tone markers work and provides a great variety of examples of phrases, clauses, and sentences. more
Date: unknown
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Affixes in Akha

Description: This conference handout discusses the affixes of the ritual texts. The author notes that Akha does not have many affixes, and the only widespread ones in the modern vernacular language are the prefix a- and the suffix -ma, noting that there are some prefixes which are limited to certain kinds of animals: xhá- for some birds and beasts, bö̀- for many grubs, ho- or xho- for many rats, and ŋà- for most fishes. Consequently, the author illustrates with various wordlists, small clauses and sentences … more
Date: 1990
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akhə Akha and Pahi Akha - Two little known Burmese-Yipho Languages

Description: This article summarizes the main differences found between speakers from the Akhə Akha language group in Northern Thailand and speakers from the neighboring village called Pahi Akha. This article discusses the initial and final sound correspondences between the two langauges, as well as tone marking. It also offers a cross-linguistic comparison with other languages such as Hani, Pi, and Mpi, illustrating the similarities and differences via selected tables and examples. Data come from a fieldwo… more
Date: 1990
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akhə Akha and Pahi Akha - Two little known Burmese-Yipho Languages

Description: This handout outlines the main differences found between speakers from the Akhə Akha language group in Northern Thailand and speakers from the neighboring village called Pahi Akha. It discusses the initial and final sound correspondences between the two langauges, as well as tone marking. It also offers a cross-linguistic comparison with other languages including Hani, Pi, and Mpi illustrating the similarities and differences with various tables and examples. Data come from a fieldwork trip in … more
Date: 1988
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha

Description: This chapter 46 is a recent version of the Akha chapter 15 pubished in 2003. It provides a description of the Akha people in southwest China as well as their language. Looking at the Akha spoken in northern Thailand, the author provides the Akha vowel inventory and discusses important issues in the phonology (e.g., tone and syllable structure). The author also discusses word formation, the syntax of noun and verb phrases, and sentence particles. The chapter concludes by discussing the topic of … more
Date: 2017
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha

Description: This chapter 15 provides a description of the Akha people in southwest China, and their language. Looking at the Akha spoken in northern Thailand, the author provides the Akha vowel inventory and discusses important issues in the phonology (e.g., tone and syllable structure). The author also discusses word formation, the syntax of noun and verb phrases, and sentence particles. The chapter concludes by discussing the topic of noun incorporation in monosyllabic and disyllabic nouns and those with… more
Date: 2003
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha and the Hani Languages of China

Description: This article discusses the similarities and differences of sounds found in Akha in Burma/Thailand and sounds found in Akha in Yunnan, from current and historical points of view. It also offers a comparison with other neighboring languages such as Hani (Lüchun), Kathú, and Pìjɔ, discussing sound changes in initial and final sounds; laryngealization; and rhymes; among other phemonena found in Akha and other major Hani languages including Haóni and Mpi. There are examples and explanations, as well… more
Date: 1988
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha classifiers

Description: This is an wordlist of classifiers in Akha. The author provides an extensive list of classifiers and a good number of examples of nouns they occur with. The author also notes whether the classifier can be an auto classifier or not.
Date: 1982
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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The Akha Connection: A preliminary discussion

Description: This conference paper discusses the different ways that are used in Akha to put words, clauses, and sentences together, discussed along 'conjunctions'. The author also illustrates with various examples how verb concatenation works as well as various morphemes that function as conjunctions. Includes 40 sentences of Akha, word-to-word-glossed, and free translation to English. This handout was used in the 29th ICSTLL in 1996.
Date: 1996
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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An Akha Conversation on Death and Funeral

Description: This article contains an Akha text recorded in 1971 in Thailand, along with a translation and vocabulary. The text is a conversation between three Akhas (Asaw, Amy, and Amy from the Chiang Rai/Chiangrai province). It briefly outlines the phonology and the basic grammar. Contains a long wordlist. Published in Acta Orientalia 36 in 1974, pp. 225–284, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Date: 1974
Creator: Egerod, Søren & Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha death rituals, 1979

Description: Akha Death ritual in English, free priliminary translation. Chapter titles in Akha. First 101 English pages of ahk_1984_01.pdf. Typed translations and descriptions of Akha death ritual recitations and practices divided into 8 chapters. Includes partial English translations, handwritten notes, diacritics, and page numbering, and a short introduction summarizing each chapter. Numbering on left margins corresponds to page numbers of original transcriptions in Akha notebooks.
Date: 1979
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha death rituals: A preliminary translation, 1984

Description: Akha Death ritual in Akha and free priliminary translation to English. Contens/Index: With chapter titles in Akha and summary of chapters in English. Chapters 1-22: Transription in Akha and translation in English. Akha death ritual recitations and practices divided into chapters. Handwritten notes, diacritics, and page numbering. Numbering on left margins corresponds to page numbers of original transcriptions in Akha notebooks. Transcribed and translated by IH. Orally tramsitted by phíma àbó g… more
Date: 1984
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha death rituals: A preliminary translation, 1984, OCR

Description: Akha death ritual in Akha and free priliminary translation to English. Contents/Index with chapter titles in Akha and chapter summaries in English. Chapters 1-22: Transcription in Akha and translation in English. Akha death ritual recitations and practices divided into chapters. Handwritten notes, diacritics, and page numbering. The numbering on left-side margins corresponds to the page numbers of original transcriptions in Akha notebooks. Transcribed and translated by Inga-Lill Hansson. Orally… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha finals, initials, tones

Description: Notes. Akha finals, initials, tones. Possible Akha syllables. Open rhymes. 32 Akha example sentences from handout for Leiden conference 19/11-1987. Word-to-word-glossing, and free translation to English.
Date: 1987
Creator: Inga-Lill Hansson
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