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Peer reviewedSilverstein, Michael – International Journal of American Linguistics, 1975
This article proposes a California Penutian etymology for two distinct roots meaning "two," and shows some of the transformations of morphological material which have characterized innovations in language subgroups related to California Penutian. This provides important evidence for the history of California Penutian. (CLK)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Diachronic Linguistics, Etymology, Language Patterns
