A study of the formation of Old Burmese (OB)

1.旧缅甸语（OB）是缅甸人在12世纪左右的石板，赤陶牌匾和墨水铭文中记录的缅甸语，众所周知，最早的有日期的铭文是1112年的Myazedi铭文。还有可能是更早的作品，无论日期如何。OB与缅甸书面语（缅甸语B）之间的对应关系在不同的层次上得到了证明。o：B.- u（yo：yu 'take'）; OB. -u：B.- o（su：so相对助词）这种变化只在OB早期才能发现，可能是按照古老的Mon风格写作的。（2）OB。-uiC-iC-uC：B.- ui（C）（C=辅音字母）不规则拼法仅见于OB早期。有人说，这样的话是拼写为b.b. - uiC起源于Mon，但它并不总是有说服力的。参见-nuik 'in，at'.（3）OB. l，r，y：n，b，r，y是不规则的。参见OB. pliiy：pliiy B.pre ; 'run away'，OB. phriy phriiy：B.phre 'solve'. 3. Particls：（1）OB. -aa（与格，方位格）在BAB中没有方位格的用法。（2）-鲁伊e '（连词分词）这种连词在英语中是不可能的。（1）OB.你好，我是说，B. hri。“是”，“是”，“存在”。（2）OB。satthaa：帕利语。saddhaa 'worship'（Burina nised）（3）OB. chamii：chiimii：“愿光”。12世纪世纪后期的OB在拼写和用法上都比早期的OB稳定和成熟。6.本文是缅语史研究的一部分，因此也引出了对缅甸语OB形成的研究。

1.Old Burmese (OB) is the Burmese which was recorded in the lithic, terra-cotta plaque and ink inscriptions in 'and around the 12th century it is well-known that the earliest inscription with date is Myazedi Inscription which was inscribed in 1112. There still are the writings which are presumably earlier, regardless of no dates. The correspondences between OB and written Burmese (WrB) are proved in various levels.2.Spelling : (1)OB.-o : WrB.-u(yo : yu ‘take'); OB. -u : WrB.-o(su : so relative particle) This kind of alternation is found only in early OB, as may be written after old Mon fashion. (2)OB. -uiC〜-iC〜-uC : WrB.-ui(C)(C=consonant letter) The irregular spellings are often found only in early OB. It has been said that such words as are spelt WrB.-uiC are of Mon origin, but it is not always persuasive. cf. -nuik ‘in, at'.(3)Medial consonant correspondence between OB. l, r, y : WrB, r, y are irregular. cf. OB. pliiy : WrB.pre ; ‘run away', OB. phriy〜phriiy : WrB.phre ‘solve'.3.Particls : (1)OB. -aa (dative, locative) The locative use is missing in WrB. (2)-ruy e'(conjunctive partilde) Such concatenation is impossible in WrB.4.OB aparantly includes many colloquial usages of those period. (1)OB. hi〜hiy' : WrB. hri. Arakanese hi (exactly ri〜ci) ‘be, exist'. (2)OB. satthaa : Pali. saddhaa ‘worship'(Burina nised)(3) OB. chamii : WrB. chiimii : ‘votive light'. It was spelt as the first syllable was weakened.5.OB in the later period of the 12th century is stable and matured in spelling and usage, compared with early OB.6.The present study is a part of studies on history of the Burmese language, and, conse-quently, leads to a study of the formation of WrB.