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The present short paper gives an account of some findings on the Eritrean and Sudanese Nilo-sahar... more The present short paper gives an account of some findings on the Eritrean and Sudanese Nilo-saharan language Nara. The context is a recent four week long research conducted by the writer, partially in collaboration with Prof. Giancarlo Schirru, with two Nara speakers in Addis Ababa. The paper focusses on tone marking, plural formation and documentation. The data are preceded by some basic information on Nara and an overview of past research on the language.

The book contains the only grammatical description of Ts'amakko (Tsamay), an endangered Cushitic ... more The book contains the only grammatical description of Ts'amakko (Tsamay), an endangered Cushitic languages of Ethiopia. The description gives an overview of the phonetics/phonology, the morphology and the syntax of this language, with a reference wordlist.

Papers by Graziano Savà

The present issue is the 2 nd volume of the "3 a Serie" (the volume IV of the "Nuova Serie" was p... more The present issue is the 2 nd volume of the "3 a Serie" (the volume IV of the "Nuova Serie" was published in 2012) and it represents the 49 th volume since the establishment of the journal.-The Università degli Studi di Napoli "L"Orientale" participates in the publication of the «Rassegna di Studi Etiopici» by entrusting its care to its Dipartimento Asia, Africa e Mediterraneo.

Questa versione di amarico, amharico, sarebbe più corretta perché indica la lingua degli Amhara. ... more Questa versione di amarico, amharico, sarebbe più corretta perché indica la lingua degli Amhara. Ma è uso comune chiamare lʼamarico così, senza h, anche se il nome dellʼetnia resta Amhara e non è mai Amara. 2 La trascrizione dei termini amarici in uso in italiano e dei nomi di origine etiopica è semplificata per facilitarne la lettura. Per essi non viene quindi adottata la trascrizione fonologica presentata in § 7.2. e § 7.3. 3 Lʼamba è una montagna con cima piatta ed estesa caratteristica dellʼaltopiano etiopico.

Interaction between gender and number in Cushitic: the case of Ts’amakko

The Ongota are of one of South Omo's smallest ethnic groups. With its approximately 83 members, t... more The Ongota are of one of South Omo's smallest ethnic groups. With its approximately 83 members, the Ongota remain somewhat of a mystery for linguists and anthropologists. In this paper we critically examine the current literature on the Ongota and trace their movement throughout the last decade using oral history and linguistic evidence from what is still an unclassified language. At the center of our discussion is the cultural as well as the linguistic neighborhood of the Ongota people.

Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibli... more Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available in the Internet at http://dnb.d-nb.de.

Hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs... more Hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Contents List of Figures page x List of Maps xi List of Tables xiii List of Contributors xix Preface xxi Part I Introduction 1 1 Hunter-Gatherer Anthropology and Language 3 tom gü ldemann, patrick mcconvell, and richard a. rhodes 2 Genetic Landscape of Present-Day Hunter-Gatherer Groups 49 ellen drö fn gunnarsdó ttir and mark stoneking 3 Linguistic Typology and Hunter-Gatherer Languages 67 balthasar bickel and johanna nichols 4 Ethnobiology and the Hunter-Gatherer/Food Producer Divide 76 cecil h. brown Part II Africa 89 5 Hunters and Gatherers in East Africa and the Case of Ongota (Southwest Ethiopia) 91 graziano savà and mauro tosco 6 Changing Profile When Encroaching on Forager Territory: Toward the History of the Khoe-Kwadi Family in Southern Africa 114 tom gü ldemann vii Part III Tropical Asia 7 Hunter-Gatherers in South and Southeast Asia: The Mlabri jørgen rischel 8 Foraging and the History of Languages in the Malay Peninsula niclas burenhult 9 Linguistic Clues to Andamanese Prehistory: Understanding the North-South Divide juliette blevins 10 Historical Linguistics and Philippine Hunter-Gatherers lawrence a. reid 11 Hunter-Gatherers of Borneo and Their Languages antonia soriente Part IV New Guinea and Australia 12 The Linguistic Situation in Near Oceania before Agriculture malcolm ross 13 Language, Locality and Lifestyle in New Guinea mark donohue 14 Small Language Survival and Large Language Expansion on a Hunter-Gatherer Continent peter sutton 15 Language and Population Shift in Pre-Colonial Australia: Non-Pama-Nyungan Languages mark harvey 16 The Spread of Pama-Nyungan in Australia patrick mcconvell Part V Northeastern Eurasia 17 Typological Accommodation in Central Siberia edward j. vajda 18 Hunter-Gatherers in South Siberia gregory d. s. anderson and k. david harrison viii Contents

"Hamar (South Omotic) has a complex and poorly studied verbal system. The articl... more "Hamar (South Omotic) has a complex and poorly studied verbal system. The article deals with positive Imperative, Hortative and declarative verbal forms only, to the exclusion of negative verbal forms, as well as of verbs found in subordinate clauses. Interrogative forms, relative clauses and clefts will nevertheless be mentioned, since they have a role in the discussion. Likewise excluded is verbal derivation, as well as any deep analysis of the functional and semantic contents of the paradigms. The Hamar verb is characterized by the almost total absence of subject-verb agreement (possibly an areal feature of extreme Southwest Ethiopia) and the widespread use of auxiliary and copula elements, which carry much of the TAM value and can even be compounded."

This paper touches upon the process of mapping spoken languages onto writing systems. Case studie... more This paper touches upon the process of mapping spoken languages onto writing systems. Case studies relating to two endangered languages of Ethiopia, Ts’amakko and Ongota are presented. The discussion concerns two kinds of mapping, transcription for descriptive purposes and orthography for literary and literacy purposes. It is shown that transcription is more scientific and precise but less readable than orthography, that is more user-friendly for the wider public and the community of speakers

The present short paper gives an account of some findings on the Eritrean and Sudanese Nilo-sahar... more The present short paper gives an account of some findings on the Eritrean and Sudanese Nilo-saharan language Nara. The context is a recent four week long research conducted by the writer, partially in collaboration with Prof. Giancarlo Schirru, with two Nara speakers in Addis Ababa. The paper focusses on tone marking, plural formation and documentation. The data are preceded by some basic information on Nara and an overview of past research on the language.

The book contains the only grammatical description of Ts'amakko (Tsamay), an endangered Cushitic ... more The book contains the only grammatical description of Ts'amakko (Tsamay), an endangered Cushitic languages of Ethiopia. The description gives an overview of the phonetics/phonology, the morphology and the syntax of this language, with a reference wordlist.

The present issue is the 2 nd volume of the "3 a Serie" (the volume IV of the "Nuova Serie" was p... more The present issue is the 2 nd volume of the "3 a Serie" (the volume IV of the "Nuova Serie" was published in 2012) and it represents the 49 th volume since the establishment of the journal.-The Università degli Studi di Napoli "L"Orientale" participates in the publication of the «Rassegna di Studi Etiopici» by entrusting its care to its Dipartimento Asia, Africa e Mediterraneo.

Questa versione di amarico, amharico, sarebbe più corretta perché indica la lingua degli Amhara. ... more Questa versione di amarico, amharico, sarebbe più corretta perché indica la lingua degli Amhara. Ma è uso comune chiamare lʼamarico così, senza h, anche se il nome dellʼetnia resta Amhara e non è mai Amara. 2 La trascrizione dei termini amarici in uso in italiano e dei nomi di origine etiopica è semplificata per facilitarne la lettura. Per essi non viene quindi adottata la trascrizione fonologica presentata in § 7.2. e § 7.3. 3 Lʼamba è una montagna con cima piatta ed estesa caratteristica dellʼaltopiano etiopico.

Interaction between gender and number in Cushitic: the case of Ts’amakko

The Ongota are of one of South Omo's smallest ethnic groups. With its approximately 83 members, t... more The Ongota are of one of South Omo's smallest ethnic groups. With its approximately 83 members, the Ongota remain somewhat of a mystery for linguists and anthropologists. In this paper we critically examine the current literature on the Ongota and trace their movement throughout the last decade using oral history and linguistic evidence from what is still an unclassified language. At the center of our discussion is the cultural as well as the linguistic neighborhood of the Ongota people.

Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibli... more Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available in the Internet at http://dnb.d-nb.de.

Hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs... more Hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Contents List of Figures page x List of Maps xi List of Tables xiii List of Contributors xix Preface xxi Part I Introduction 1 1 Hunter-Gatherer Anthropology and Language 3 tom gü ldemann, patrick mcconvell, and richard a. rhodes 2 Genetic Landscape of Present-Day Hunter-Gatherer Groups 49 ellen drö fn gunnarsdó ttir and mark stoneking 3 Linguistic Typology and Hunter-Gatherer Languages 67 balthasar bickel and johanna nichols 4 Ethnobiology and the Hunter-Gatherer/Food Producer Divide 76 cecil h. brown Part II Africa 89 5 Hunters and Gatherers in East Africa and the Case of Ongota (Southwest Ethiopia) 91 graziano savà and mauro tosco 6 Changing Profile When Encroaching on Forager Territory: Toward the History of the Khoe-Kwadi Family in Southern Africa 114 tom gü ldemann vii Part III Tropical Asia 7 Hunter-Gatherers in South and Southeast Asia: The Mlabri jørgen rischel 8 Foraging and the History of Languages in the Malay Peninsula niclas burenhult 9 Linguistic Clues to Andamanese Prehistory: Understanding the North-South Divide juliette blevins 10 Historical Linguistics and Philippine Hunter-Gatherers lawrence a. reid 11 Hunter-Gatherers of Borneo and Their Languages antonia soriente Part IV New Guinea and Australia 12 The Linguistic Situation in Near Oceania before Agriculture malcolm ross 13 Language, Locality and Lifestyle in New Guinea mark donohue 14 Small Language Survival and Large Language Expansion on a Hunter-Gatherer Continent peter sutton 15 Language and Population Shift in Pre-Colonial Australia: Non-Pama-Nyungan Languages mark harvey 16 The Spread of Pama-Nyungan in Australia patrick mcconvell Part V Northeastern Eurasia 17 Typological Accommodation in Central Siberia edward j. vajda 18 Hunter-Gatherers in South Siberia gregory d. s. anderson and k. david harrison viii Contents

"Hamar (South Omotic) has a complex and poorly studied verbal system. The articl... more "Hamar (South Omotic) has a complex and poorly studied verbal system. The article deals with positive Imperative, Hortative and declarative verbal forms only, to the exclusion of negative verbal forms, as well as of verbs found in subordinate clauses. Interrogative forms, relative clauses and clefts will nevertheless be mentioned, since they have a role in the discussion. Likewise excluded is verbal derivation, as well as any deep analysis of the functional and semantic contents of the paradigms. The Hamar verb is characterized by the almost total absence of subject-verb agreement (possibly an areal feature of extreme Southwest Ethiopia) and the widespread use of auxiliary and copula elements, which carry much of the TAM value and can even be compounded."

This paper touches upon the process of mapping spoken languages onto writing systems. Case studie... more This paper touches upon the process of mapping spoken languages onto writing systems. Case studies relating to two endangered languages of Ethiopia, Ts’amakko and Ongota are presented. The discussion concerns two kinds of mapping, transcription for descriptive purposes and orthography for literary and literacy purposes. It is shown that transcription is more scientific and precise but less readable than orthography, that is more user-friendly for the wider public and the community of speakers

Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 2003

... complete sketch, instead some salient features of Ongota phonology and grammar (for a more co... more ... complete sketch, instead some salient features of Ongota phonology and grammar (for a more complete de-scription the reader is referred to Fleming et al. ... indirect possessive ablative locative" on" 1Sg kata ka ka na sinne ka-tu uku-ni 2Sg janta~ jami jan jata siidu jan-tu ugu-du ...

Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 2015

One of the aims of CorpAfroAs is to allow queries within and across the language samples composin... more One of the aims of CorpAfroAs is to allow queries within and across the language samples composing the corpus. Through the study of phenomena represented in several languages of the corpus (directional morphemes, case, and gender) we show that CorpAfroAs indeed allows the retrieval of a body of data amenable to cross-linguistic comparison, within the Afroasiatic phylum and beyond. However, given the annotation scheme of the corpus, the retrieval of relevant data has to rely on information given in the accompanying grammatical sketches.

The present paper is a first attempt of an historical reconstruction on the transmis-sioname, as ... more The present paper is a first attempt of an historical reconstruction on the transmis-sioname, as well as their language. It is, therefore, very likely that the Gets'ame language has also the paucal. The paper presents two hypotheses that explain the presence of the paucal in these languages of the Abbaya and C'amo lake.