Talkin' about Amazon.com!

>Do you have any more information about Lin? I was also of the
>understanding that Carian, spoken around Harlicarnassus, was a non >IE
>language, as was Eutruscan/Lesbian. Or are you saying that >latest
>research is suggesting that these are IE after all?

Glen (Me) in response wrote:

>Erh, the Lesbian language is quite unrelated to Etruscan since it >differs
>in grammar considerably, employing nothing but feminine >nouns and verbs
>which agree fully in their gender. :P

Piotr wrote:

> Hey, erudites, I suppose you both mean "Lemnian", i.e. the >language of
>the Lemnos stele. Lesbian was a variety of Aeolic Greek (plus you know
>what). I'd be obliged if Glen developed his point a >little. His
>telegraphic sentence makes little sense to me.

I knew what he meant but I couldn't pass up the opporunity for a
tongue-in-cheek pun. I assume you all know what a lesbian is in its more
common usage. It was just in jest. Actually, I didn't realize that Lesbian
is in usage as a linguistic term. Pardon me. Oh well, in the end, aren't we
all pink inside? :P

-gLeN


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