Para-Yeniseian languages explained

Para-Yeniseian
Also Known As:	Para-Yeniseic Xiongnu
Acceptance:	proposed
Region:	Siberia, Mongolia, Northern China, North India, Europe
Familycolor:	Dené–Yeniseian
Fam2:	Xiongnu-Yeniseian
Child1:	Xiongnu?
Child2:	Dingling?
Child3:	Jie?

Para-Yeniseian is a proposed group of languages that is considered to be an extinct sister branch of the Yeniseian languages.^[1] Para-Yeniseian contains a few extinct languages.

Definitions

There are two definitions for Para-Yeniseian:

• A group of hypothetical languages related to Yeniseian languages attested only through placenames, especially those who cannot be identified with the attested Yeniseian languages.
• A family including the Xiongnu language and languages which are thought to be closely related to it.

Languages

• Para-Yeniseian
  • Xiongnu?^[2]
    • Hunnic?
    • Huna?
  • Dingling?
  • Jie?^[3]

Others consider these languages as being Pumpokolic^[4] or as belonging to other language families.

References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Quiles . Carlos . Proto-Yeniseian Homeland . Indo-European.eu . 2021-04-23 . 2022-12-05.
2. Academia . Did the Xiongnu speak a Yeniseian language? Part 2: Vocabulary. Vovin. Alexander.
3. Vovin, Alexander. "Did the Xiongnu speak a Yeniseian language?". Central Asiatic Journal 44/1 (2000), pp. 87-104.
4. Vovin . Alexander . Vajda . Edward . de la Vaissière . Etienne . 2016 . Who Were the *Kjet (羯) and What Language Did They Speak? . Journal Asiatique . 304 . 1 . 125–144 . 10.2143/JA.304.1.3146838.