etruscan/lemnian

From: morten thoresen
Message: 5205
Date: 2000-12-29

I hope you forgive for asking these questions:

What is known about lemnian? When was it spoken? When did it
disappear? Which language was spoken on Lemnos before lemnian - if
any? What written sources are there of lemnian - if any?

Morten




Piotr wrote:


The majority opinion is that it isn't, and only a
handful of linguists side
with V. Georgiev, who regards Etruscan as an Anatolian
dialect closely related
to Lydian. A more popular view is that Etruscan and
the apparently related
Rhaetic and Lemnian languages form a small family
(sometimes referred to as
"Tyrrhenian") that could be a "sister" of
Indo-European in a more encompassing
family tree.

Piotr


----- Original Message -----
From: morten thoresen
To: cybalist@egroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 6:38 PM
Subject: [tied] etruscan

A very naive question at the end of the year:

Is etruscan an indo-european language or is it not?

A happy new year to you all!

Morten