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Wednesday 31 August 2022

Linguistic Archaeology: Indo. Double-word animals and insects

 Indo. Double-word Animals & Insects

1. Alap-Alap (Sparrow Hawk)
2. Anai-Anai (White Ant)
3. Api-Api (Firefly)
4. Berang-Berang (Otter)
5. Biri-Biri (Sheep)
6. Bul-Bul (Nightingale)
7. lajanglajang (kite)
8. labah-labah (Spider)
9. gagak (crow)
10. lalat (blowfly)
11. pipit (sparrow)


Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
8     72%     1    9%       4   36%     0      0%        1      9%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
4    36%      0    0%       0     0%      0     0%         3    27%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
1      9%      1   9%       1     9%      5   45%        0        0%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
3    27%     3   27%       2   25%       2   18%        0      0%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
2   18%      0     0%       0        0%    0       0%      0       0%

Z       %
0    0%



Popularity of use
72% A:
45% L, A:
36% B, L, A:
27% G, P, N, B, L, A: Alap-Alap (Sparrow Hawk), Anai-Anai (White Ant), Api-Api (Firefly),
18% T, R, G, P, N, B, L, A: lalat (blowfly), pipit (sparrow), Biri-Biri (Sheep),
9% H, K, E, U, J, T, R, G, P, N, B, L, A: lajanglajang (kite), gagak (crow), labah-labah (Spider), Berang-Berang (Otter), Bul-Bul (Nightingale),
0% Z, V, W, X, Y, S, M, F, D, C, O


Conclusion: the Indonesian Double-word Animal names originate in the A-L linguistic subgroup.
But If we remove Crow, Blowfly, and Sparrow for their distorted double word names the dev. Chain trend is identified A-L/B (A-L/A-B which is a convergance of ancestors of Samoan and Ewe, or could even the more obscure possibility of L-A/A-B followed by A/T development which is related to Rapa Nui Males and to split).

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