Tadahiko Shintani ( ja, 新谷忠彦, Shintani Tadahiko, born October 1946) is a Japanese

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

and Professor Emeritus of the

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies , often referred to as TUFS, is a specialist research university in Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan. TUFS is primarily devoted to foreign language, international affairs and foreign studies. It also features an Asia-African institution. History The Uni ...

, specializing in the phonology of

New Caledonian languages The thirty New Caledonian languages form a branch of the Southern Oceanic languages. Their speakers are known as Kanaks. One language is extinct, one is critically endangered, 4 are severely endangered, 5 are endangered, and another 5 are vulner ...

and

Southeast Asian languages There have been various classification schemes for Southeast Asian languages (see the articles for the respective language families). Language families The five established major language families are: * Kra–Dai * Austronesian *Austroasiatic * Hm ...

. Shintani is from

Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to ...

. He graduated from Department of French Studies at

Sophia University Sophia University (Japanese: 上智大学, ''Jōchi Daigaku''; Latin: ''Universitas Sedis Sapientiae'') is a private research university in Japan. Sophia is one of the three ''Sōkeijōchi'' (早慶上智) private universities, a group of the to ...

in 1970, and completed his studies at the '' Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes'' in 1974. In 1977 he was appointed assistant professor at the Institute of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa at the

, and was promoted to associate professor in 1987 and full professor in 1995. He retired in 2011. In the 1990s, he led a group of Japanese linguists researching the languages of northern

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

. He is a prominent advocate of the concept of a Tai Cultural Area, which he uses to refer to the area of

continental Southeast Asia Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...

―including

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

and

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...

in China and

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

in India―that is inhabited by ethnic groups that speak

Tai languages The Tai or Zhuang–Tai languages ( th, ภาษาไท or , transliteration: or ) are a branch of the Kra–Dai language family. The Tai languages include the most widely spoken of the Tai–Kadai languages, including Standard Thai or Sia ...

Selected works

*Linguistic research and Shan culture area, and Chicken, Poultry Resources Study Group Report No. 4 pp. 25–29 Poultry Resources Study Group · Tokyo 2005.6.14 *Austroasiatic tone languages of the Tai Cultural Area - aroma of typhal studies of Tonal Phenomena, Shigeki Kaji ed. pp. 271 – 292 Asia-Africa Institute for Language and Culture 2005.12.14 *Linguistic Survey of Phongxaly, Lao P.D.R. (co-edited) Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Asia-Africa Institute for Language and Culture, 234, 2001 *Shan (Tay) phonology theory and character method, (co-authored) Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Asia-Africa Institute for Language and Culture, 112, 2000 *Miao-Yao from the viewpoint of language, Asian studies, No. 9, 149 - 157, 1999 *Linguistic & Anthropologologist Study on the Shan Culture Area (edited) Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Asia-Africa Institute for Language and Culture, 246, 1999 *Basic Vocabularies of the Languages Spoken in Phongxaly, Lao P.D.R. (co-edited) Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Language and Culture Research Institute for Asia and Africa, 359, 1999 *Golden square area - History, language and ethnicity of Shan culture area, (edited) Keigo Shosha, 326, 1998 *Deux Textes en Langue de Gonen (Nouvelle - Caledonie) "Asia-Africa Language and Culture Studies" 46 · 47, 362 - 374, 1994

LSTCA series

The Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) series of vocabularies by Tadahiko Shintani is published by the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA)
in the TUFS Library Online Public Access Catalog *no. 101. ''The

Riang language Riang is a Palaungic language of Burma and China. Speakers are culturally assimilated with the Karen Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behav ...

''. 2008 *no. 102. ''The

Zayein language Lahta, or Zayein, is a Karenic language of Burma. Distribution Lahta is spoken in: *Shan State: Pekhon (Phaikum)Shintani Tadahiko. 2014. ''The Zayein language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 102. Tokyo: Research Institute ...

''. 2014 *no. 103. ''The

Wadamkhong language Rawang, also known as Krangku, ''Kiutze (Qiuze)'', and ''Ch’opa'', is a Sino-Tibetan language of India and Burma. Rawang has a high degree of internal diversity, and some varieties are not mutually intelligible. Most, however, understand Mutw ...

''. 2014 *no. 104. ''The

Shanke language Tangsa, also known as Tase and Tase Naga, is a Sino-Tibetan language or language cluster spoken by the Tangsa people of Burma and north-eastern India. Some varieties, such as Shangge, are likely distinct languages. There are about 60,000 speaker ...

''. 2015 *no. 105. ''The

Zotung language Zotung (Zobya) is a language spoken by the Zotung people, in Rezua Township, Chin State, Burma. It is a continuum of closely related dialects and accents. The language does not have a standard written form since it has dialects with multiple vari ...

''. 2015 *no. 106. ''The Kadaw language''. 2015 *no. 107. ''The Siam (Hsem) language''. 2016 *no. 108. ''The Va (En) language''. 2016 *no. 109. ''The

Nangki language Padaung or Padaung Karen, also known as Kayan, is a Karen language of Burma, spoken by the Kayan people. Distribution * Pekhon, southern Shan State *northwestern Kayah State *Thandaung township, Kayin State *Pyinmana township, Mandalay Region ...

''. 2016 *no. 110. ''The

Matu language Matu, also known as Matu Chin (Matupi) or Nga La, is a Kuki-Chin-Mizo language spoken in Matupi township, Chin State, Burma, and also in Mizoram, India by the Matu people. The "Matu/Batu" dialect is the most common used dialect in Matupi(former ...

''. 2016 *no. 111. ''The

Gokhu language Geko is a Karen language of Burma. Yinbaw is reportedly a variety. Speakers of Geko and Yinbaw are ethnically Kayan, as are speakers of Lahta and Padaung. Distribution *northern Kayin State: Thandaunggyi township *southern Shan State: Pekh ...

''. 2017 *no. 112. ''The

Blimaw language Blimaw is a Karenic language of Myanmar.Shintani, Tadahiko. 2017. ''The Blimaw language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 112. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA). A word list is av ...

''. 2017 *no. 113. ''The

Khwingsang language Rawang, also known as Krangku, ''Kiutze (Qiuze)'', and ''Ch’opa'', is a Sino-Tibetan language of India and Burma. Rawang has a high degree of internal diversity, and some varieties are not mutually intelligible. Most, however, understand Mutwa ...

''. 2018 *no. 114. ''The

Khrangkhu language Rawang, also known as Krangku, ''Kiutze (Qiuze)'', and ''Ch’opa'', is a Sino-Tibetan language of India and Burma. Rawang has a high degree of internal diversity, and some varieties are not mutually intelligible. Most, however, understand Mutwa ...

''. 2018 *no. 115. ''The

Yingtalay language Karenni or Red Karen (Kayah Li: ; my, ကရင်နီ), known in Burmese as Kayah ( my, ကယား), is a Karen dialect continuum spoken by over half a million Kayah people (Red Karen) in Burma. The name ''Kayah'' has been described as " ...

''. 2018 *no. 116. ''The

Thaidai language Geko is a Karen language of Burma. Yinbaw is reportedly a variety. Speakers of Geko and Yinbaw are ethnically Kayan, as are speakers of Lahta and Padaung. Distribution *northern Kayin State: Thandaunggyi township *southern Shan State: Pekh ...

''. 2018 *no. 117. ''The

Makuri language Makury, or Makury Naga (sometimes spelled Makuri), is a Naga language of India and Myanmar. Shi (2009:3) and Saul (2005:25) suggest that Makury may be an Ao language. Classification Makury is not close to other Naga languages that fall under ...

''. 2018 *no. 118. ''The Sonkan Kayan language''. 2018 *no. 119. ''The Kokak language''. 2018 *no. 120. ''The Dosanbu Kayan language''. 2018 *no. 121. ''The Sen Tsum (I-Mok) language''. 2019 *no. 122. ''The Phulon Kayan language''. 2019 *no. 123. ''The Lagu Kayan language''. 2019 *no. 124. ''The Totan Kayan language''. 2019 *no. 125. ''The Dokhoncon Kayan language''. 2019 *no. 126. ''The

Thamidai language Padaung or Padaung Karen, also known as Kayan, is a Karen language of Burma, spoken by the Kayan people. Distribution * Pekhon, southern Shan State *northwestern Kayah State *Thandaung township, Kayin State *Pyinmana township, Mandalay Region ...

''. 2020 *no. 127. ''The Kanaw (Danaw) language''. 2020 *no. 128. ''The Nantwei Kayan language''. 2020 *no. 129. ''The Pimon Kayan language''. 2020 *no. 130. ''The Sonplao Kayan language''. 2020 *no. 131. ''The Pao language: its

Taunggyi Taunggyi ( ; Shan: ; Pa'O: ) is the capital and largest city of Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) and lies on the Thazi-Kyaingtong road at an elevation of , just north of Shwenyaung and Inle Lake within the Myelat region. Taunggyi is the fifth lar ...

and Kokareit dialects''. 2020 *no. 132. ''The Dolan Kayan language''. 2021 *no. 133. ''The Thaoku Kayan language''. 2021 *no. 134. ''The Diklon Kayan language''. 2021 *no. 135. ''The Pulon Kayan language''. 2021 *no. 136. ''The Kabla Kayan language''. 2021 *no. 137. ''The Kathan Kayan language''. 2021 *no. 138. ''The Kalondei Kayan language''. 2021 *no. 139. ''The Ramaku Kayan language''. 2022 *no. 140. ''The Kayin Phyu language''. 2022 *no. 141. ''The Subao Kayan language''. 2022 *no. 142. ''The Kabu Kayan language''. 2022 *''A handbook of comparative Kayan languages''. 2020

References

External links

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