Zhangzhung and Qiangic Languages

摘要: Zhang-zhung, a dead Sino-Tibetan language only known by fragmentary sources, has no living descendant. The area of the former Tibetan empire is home to many non-Tibetan languages, some which could be related and therefore tremendous importance for interpreting Zhang-zhung data. However, huge diversity ST poor accessibility data on non-literary makes it difficult specialists Old philology evaluate etymological claims regarding ZZ vocabulary. aim present paper degree relationship between Qiangic languages. Several scholars, such as Hummel (1986), have proposed locate origin in Eastern Tibet rather than Western Tibet, using linguistic comparative This hypothesis, if true, would far-reaching consequences study History. this will show that evidence limited.