Re: Tartessian [was: languages documented (Glen)]

From: OctaviĆ  Alexandre
Message: 41693
Date: 2005-11-01

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Davius Sanctex"
<gruposdavius@...> wrote:
>
>
> [Glen] Doesn't look like Tartessian is Tyrrhenian at all. It
doesn't show telltale signs of Tyrrhenian grammar. It looks more
Vasconic than anything, relatable to Basque.
> ----
> [Davius] The few Sudlusitanian (i.e. Tartessina) inscriptions I
know do not seem to share the typical sound of Iberian or Basque. It
seems to have existed a kind of Ibero-Basque Sprachbund reflected in
the frequences of distribution of some phonemes, the lack of a
contrast between voice/voiceless sounds, the lack of long vowels,
and similar configurations of syllable strcuture.
>
> You can see at this link for some interesting information about
Hispanic pre-Latin languages:
> http://www.webpersonal.net/jrr/index.htm (Home Page)
> http://www.webpersonal.net/jrr/ib13_en.htm (Tartessian inscription
sample)
>
I've found an interesting web page about Tartessian:
http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/irea/principes.html

It seems to be a Celtic, Gaulish-like language with an uncommon
spelling, definitely NOT Basque-like.