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Afroasiatic protolanguage : an attempt at a phylogenetic and historical-comparative reconstruction with anthropological objectives

Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic (Proto-Afrasian) : vowels, tone, consonants, and vocabulary

This work provides a systematic and comprehensive reconstruction of proto-Afroasiatic. The book applies throughout the established canon and techniques of the historical-comparative method and incorporates up-to-date evidence from the distinctive African branches of the family - Cushitic, Chadic and Omotic. Using specific evidence, the book proposes full vowel and consonant reconstructions and a provisional reckoning of tone. Each aspect of these reconstructions is substantiated in detail in an etymological vocabulary of more than 1000 roots.

Hamito-Semitic etymological dictionary : materials for a reconstruction

This dictionary reflects the vocabulary of the extinct Proto-Hamito-Semitic (Proto-Afro-Asiatic) language. It comprises more than 2500 lexical items and includes an introduction providing information on the historical phonology of Hamito-Semitic, as well as an index of meanings.