Research Guides: LING 101 & 115: Grammars: Non-Indo European Grammars

Grammars Approved for Linguistics 115

Acoma
United States (Keres)
Approved for LING 115
- Stress
- BMC copy bound with Maidu Grammar and Piro (Arawakan) Grammar
Acooli
Uganda (Nilo-Saharan)
Approved for LING 115
- Contrastive Tone
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Amharic
Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia (Afro-Asiatic)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Anong
Myanmar, China (Sino-Tibetan)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Ao (Mongsen)
India (Sino-Tibetan)
Approved for LING 115
Arabic
Egypt, Yemen (Afro-Asiatic)
Approved for LING 115
- Title: The Phonology and Morphology of Arabic
Aramaic (Biblical)
Israel-Palestine (Afro-Asiatic)
Approved for LING 115
Arapaho
United States (Algic)
Approved for LING 115
Basque (1988)
Spain (Basque)
Approved for LING 115
- Not tone language
- How have past students rated this grammar?
- See also: Basque-English, English-Basque Dictionary
Bislama
Vanuatu (Creole)
Approved for LING 115
- Alternate Names: Bichelamar
Bora
Peru (Witotoan)
Approved for LING 115
- Tone Language: discussion pp. 55–98
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Carib (2008)
Venezuela (Cariban)
Approved for LING 115
- Alternate Names: Caribe, Cariña, Galibi, Kalihna, Kalinya, Kariña
Cavineña
Bolivia (Tacanan)
Approved for LING 115
Chamorro
Guam and Northern Mariana Islands (Austronesian)
Approved for LING 115
- Alternate Names: Chamorru, Tjamoro
Chemehuevi
United States (Uto-Aztecan)
Approved for LING 115
- Stress: discussion pp. 27–32
Cherokee, Oklahoma
United States (Iroquoian)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Chinese (Standard)
China (Sino-Tibetan)
Approved for LING 115
- Contrastive Tone
- Title: The Phonology of Standard Chinese
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Chinese, Mandarin
China (Sino-Tibetan)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Comanche
United States (Uto-Aztecan)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
- See also: Comanche Vocabulary and Comanche Texts
Dakota
United States (Siouan)
Approved for LING 115
Diegueño (Kumiai)
Mexico (Cochimí-Yuman)
Approved for LING 115
- Alternate Names: Campo, Cochimí, Comeya, Cuchimí, Diegueño, Kamia, Kamiai, Kamiyahi, Kamiyai, Ki-Miai, Ko’al, Ku’ahl, Kumeyaai, Kumeyaay, Kumia, Kw’aal, Quemayá, Tipai’, Tipái, Tipéi
Domari
Iran (Indo-Iranian)
Approved for LING 115
Etsako
Nigeria (Niger-Congo)
- Title: A Tonal Grammar of Etsako
- Tone Language
- Alternate Names: Yekhee, Afenmai, Etsakor, Iyekhee
Finnish (2008)
Finland (Uralic)
Approved for LING 115
- Title: Finnish Sound Structure
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Gbeya
Central African Republic (Niger-Congo)
Approved for LING 115
- Tone Language: discussion pp. 34, 36
Goemai
Nigeria (Afro-Asiatic)
Approved for LING 115
- Tone Language: discussion pp. 42–51
Haitian
Haiti (Creole)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Hausa
Nigeria (Afro-Asiatic)
Approved for LING 115
- Simple Tone
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Hawaiian
United States (Austronesian)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
- See also: Hawaiian Dictionary
Hebrew (Biblical)
Israel (Afro-Asiatic)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Hindi (2006)
India (Indo-Iranian)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Hua (Yagaria)
Papua New Guinea (Trans-New Guinea)
Approved for LING 115
Hungarian
Hungary (Uralic)
Approved for LING 115
- Title:The Phonology of Hungarian
- Not tone language
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Hup (Hupdë)
Brazil (Maku)
Approved for LING 115
- Tone and Stress: discussion, pp. 86–98
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Jamul Tiipay (Kumiai)
Mexico (Cochimí-Yuman)
Approved for LING 115
- Not tone language
- Alternate Names: Campo, Cochimí, Comeya, Cuchimí, Diegueño, Kamia, Kamiai, Kamiyahi, Kamiyai, Ki-Miai, Ko’al, Ku’ahl, Kumeyaai, Kumeyaay, Kumia, Kw’aal, Quemayá, Tipai’, Tipái, Tipéi
Japanese (2002, rev. 2013)
Japan (Japonic)
Approved for LING 115
- Tone ("pitch accent") Language
- See also: A History of the Japanese Language
Japanese (2012)
Japan (Japonic)
Approved for LING 115
- Title: Japanese Phonology
- Tone ("pitch accent") Language
- How have past students rated this grammar?
- See also: A History of the Japanese Language
Kawaiisu
United States (Uto-Aztecan)
Approved for LING 115
- See Prof. Lillehaugen for supplementary material
Khmer, Central (Cambodian)
Cambodia (Austro-Asiatic)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Kikongo
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Niger-Congo)
Approved for LING 115
Kinyarwanda
Rwanda (Niger-Congo)
Approved for LING 115
- Simple Tone
Kiowa
United States (Kiowa Tanoan)
Approved for LING 115
Klamath
United States (Penutian)
Approved for LING 115
Kolami
India (Dravidian)
Approved for LING 115
Korean (2010)
Korea (Language Isolate)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
- N.B.: Many examples are given only in Hangul; however, a full explanation of how to read Hangul is in the grammar. Best for a student who can already read Hangul or who wishes to learn how to read Hangul.
- See also: A History of the Korean Language
Kotiria (Wanano)
Brazil (Tucanoan)
Approved for LING 115
Kwaza
Brazil (Unclassified)
Approved for LING 115
Kyrgyz
Kyrgyzstan (Altaic)
Approved for LING 115
Lango
Uganda (Nilo-Saharan)
Approved for LING 115
- Complex Tone: discussion pp. 44–65; Simple Stress: discussion pp. 42–43
Lezgian
Russia (North Caucasian)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Luiseño
United States (Uto-Aztecan)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Maidu
United States (Penutian)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
- See also Maidu Texts and Dictionary
- BMC copy bound with Acoma Grammar and Texts and Piro (Arawakan) Grammar
Mam
Guatemala (Mayan)
Approved for LING 115
Mapudungun (Mapuche) (2008)
Chile (Araucanian)
Approved for LING 115
- Stress: discussion pp. 49–50
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Maung
Australia (Australian)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Mixtec, Chalcatongo
Mexico (Oto-Manguean)
Approved for LING 115
Mongolian
Mongolia (Altaic)
Approved for LING 115
- Title: The Phonology of Mongolian
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Navajo
United States (Na-Dene)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Nepali
Nepal (Indo-Iranian)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Neverver (Nevwervwer)
Vanuatu (Austronesian)
Approved for LING 115
- Stress: discussion pp. 66–71
- Alternate Names: Bushman's Bay, Lingarak
Nez Perce
United States (Penutian)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Nhanda
Australia (Australian)
Approved for LING 115
Nigerian Pidgin
Nigeria (Pidgin)
Approved for LING 115
- Simple Tone and Stress
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Nishnaabemwin
Canada (Algic)
Approved for LING 115
- N.B.: Nishnaabemwin is an emergent language—a fusion of Ottawa and Eastern Ojibwa.
North-West River (Sheshātshīt) Montagnais
Canada (Algic)
Approved for LING 115
Osage
United States (Siouan)
Approved for LING 115
- See also: Osage Dictionary
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Otomí de San Ildefonso Tultepec, Querétaro
Mexico (Oto-Manguean)
Approved for LING 115
- In Spanish
Pomo, Eastern
United States (Pomoan)
Approved for LING 115
Pomo, Southeastern
United States (Pomoan)
Approved for LING 115
Quechua, Huallaga (Huánuco)
Peru (Quechuan)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Sahaptin, Northern
United States (Penutian)
Approved for LING 115
- Not tone language; Stress / syllable weight
Savosavo
Solomon Islands (East Papuan)
Approved for LING 115
- No tone; Stress
Slave
Canada (Na-Dene)
Approved for LING 115
- Tone language: discussion pp. 103–127
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Tagalog (1972)
Philippines (Austronesian)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Tamil
India (Dravidian)
Approved for LING 115
Tepehua, Huehuetla
Mexico (Totonacan)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Teribe
Panama (Chibchan)
Approved for LING 115
- Marginal Tone System
Tibetan, Dongwang
China (Sino-Tibetan)
Approved for LING 115
- Contrastive Tone
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Tiwi
Australia (Australian)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Toda
India (Dravidian)
Approved for LING 115
Tshangla
Bhutan (Sino-Tibetan)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Tukang Besi
Indonesia (Austronesian)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Tunica
United States (Gulf)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
- See also: Tunica Texts and Tunica Dictionary
Turkish (1976)
Turkish (Altaic)
Approved for LING 115
- Not tone language
Turkish (2010)
Turkey (Altaic)
Approved for LING 115
- Not tone language
- How have past students rated this grammar?
- An older edition (1997) is also available.
Tuvan
Russia (Altaic)
Approved for LING 115
- Contrastive Tone
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Tzutujil
Guatemala (Mayan)
Approved for LING 115
- Stress: discussion pp. 29–34
Urarina
Peru (Language Isolate)
Approved for LING 115
- Tone ("pitch accent") Language: discussion pp. 120–150
Uzbek
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan (Altaic)
Approved for LING 115
Ventureño
United States (Chumash)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Vietnamese
Viet Nam (Austro-Asiatic)
Approved for LING 115
- Tone Language: discussion pp. 15–
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Vietnamese (Annamese)
Viet Nam (Austro-Asiatic)
Approved for LING 115
- Tone Language: very brief discussion p. 28
Wikchamni
United States (Penutian)
Approved for LING 115
- Alternate Names: Wukchumni
- See also:
  * Who Speaks Wukchumni?: Short documentary about Marie Wilcox, the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni.
  * and Yokuts Language of California.
Wintu
United States (Penutian)
Approved for LING 115
- See also: Wintu Dictionary
Witsuwit'en
Canada (Na-Dene)
Approved for LING 115
- Stress: discussion pp. 631–668
Wiyot (1925)
United States (Algic)
Approved for LING 115
Wutun
China (Mixed Language)
Approved for LING 115
Yidiɲ (Yidiny)
Australia (Australian)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
- Alternate Names:
  Boolboora, Deba, Eneby, Gerrah, Gijow, Gillah, Guwamal, Idin Idindji, Idinji, Idin-Wudjar, Indindji, Jidindji, Kitba, Maimbie, Mungera Ohalo, Pegullo-Bura, Warra-Warra, Warryboora, Woggil, Yetinji, Yiddinji, Yidin, Yidindji, Yidini, Yitintyi, Yukkaburra
Yimas
Papua New Guinea (Sepik-Ramu)
Approved for LING 115
Yokuts
United States (Penutian)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
- See also Yawelmani Phonology
Yokuts, Yawelmani
United States (Penutian)
Approved for LING 115
- Title: Yawelmani Phonology
- See also: Yokuts Language of California
Yoruba, Trinidad
Trinidad (Niger-Congo)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Yup'ik
Alaska (Eskimo-Aleut)
Approved for LING 115, but please note that this is a pedagogical grammar
Zapotec, Valley
Mexico (Oto-Manguean)
Approved for LING 115
- Contrastive Tone
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Zoque, Chiapas
Mexico (Mixe-Zoquean)
Approved for LING 115
- How have past students rated this grammar?
Zulu
South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland (Niger-Congo)
Approved for LING 115
- Contrastive Tone
- How have past students rated this grammar?
- Alternate Names: Isizulu, Zunda