Language Families

A language family is a group of languages which can all be traced back to other languages which a common ancestor. This can be applied to one degree or another to all languages. English for example comes from the Indo-European language family which is one of the main language families. Welsh from the Celtic, etcetera.

Japonic dialects (2008, GNU) Original by Enirac Sum, translated by Zakuragi(en); ShiminUfesoj (bcl).

Language Tree

This broader connection is known as the Language Tree which groups together wider classical (1000+ years and antiquity (2-4000+ years) languages. These for Japan come from the Japonic language family, probably with similarities to the Sino-Tibetan (not Altaic) language tree. Otherwise Japonic is Japan's language tree as it is an isolated genetical language family.[1]

Proto-Japonic

Old old Japanese as a language family begins in around the Yayoi period (300 BCE - 250 AD). This is a sort of mix of Korean, Chinese and other languages, which may have been influenced as well by Siberian and Sinitic language families to some degree.[2] 

Japonic

Old Japanese becomes old Japanese around 500-700 CE.[2][3] This is around the time formal writing becomes a thing in Japan, and Kanji comes into the picture.[4] Around this time, Japanese becomes a trans-polycultural country and language family, becoming influenced by China, Korea, India, South East Asia and as far afield as modern day Iran.

Crackpot Theory

Also, Wikipedia says Japanese is Subject-Object-Verb so lol.[4]

Bibliography

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_of_the_Japonic_languages

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Japonic_language

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Japanese

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japonic_languages

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Review #19 | Imabi | Learn Japanese For Free

This review is for Imabi.changeseverytimeyouuseit I would recommend it for all levels of learners.  Ignore or revel in the pretty much biological Me-me.

Fine Wind, Clear Weather (2021, CC4.0) Katsushika Hokusai, Nishimuraya Yohachi

Its a fine extrapolatory etymological Me-me

What

The site is a sort of  self-study guide to Japanese (actual realistic learning unlike myself XD). The grammar sections are great, I dont know how well the vocabulary and other tools apply as I learn these things mostly by ear and eye, but they are there also. Lessons are pretty much organised by the content guide but you could jump around if you wanted to.

Where

Available at https://imabi.org/ .

Who

https://imabi.org/ belongs to it creator Seth Coonrod & Taylor V Edwards and is copyright to them.

These all have many, many people involved in these projects whom I would love to highlight if they wish to be.

When

Available 24/7 but only online.

Why

I would recommend this methodology as a study tool guide for revising grammar and other similar features.

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