Re: [tied] Macedonian x Greek

From: João Simões Lopes Filho
Message: 20556
Date: 2003-03-30

Did Macedonian retained or drop the digamma (w) ?

Joao SL
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From: João Simões Lopes Filho <jodan99@...>
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Subject: Re: [tied] Macedonian x Greek


> I've already known tha case of Berenike. Macedonian considered a
> sister-language of Greek? The common ancestor might have sonorae aspiratae
> or sonorae fricativae yet.
> What was the labio-velar development in Macedonian ? kWe/kWo > pe/po,
ke/ko,
> te/ko or kwe/kwo ?
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> Joao SL
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> From: "João Simões Lopes Filho" <jodan99@...>
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> Subject: [tied] Macedonian x Greek
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> > These correspondences are correct?
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> Greek pH = Macedonian b
> Greek tH = Macedonian d
> Greek kH = Macedonian g
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> Yes, except that Macedonian had not undergone Grassmann's Law. As a
result,
> Gk. p, t, k from deaspirated *pH, *tH, *kH < *bH, *dH, *gH also correspond
> to Macedonian voiced stops.
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> > Philippos was called Bilippos in Macedonia ?
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> Yes. Also Berenika <-- Pherenike: . The Macedonians must have been aware
of
> the correspondence, and it seems that a number of Greek loanwords with
> aspirated stops were "Macedonised" in this way. For that reason it's hard
to
> be sure in some cases whether we're dealing with an inherited Macedonian
> word or a loan from Greek. However, in cases like <gabala> : <kepHale:>
> borrowing can be ruled out.
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> Piotr
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