[tied] Re: Proto Vedic Continuity Theory of Bharatiya (Indian) Lang

From: Richard Wordingham
Message: 41887
Date: 2005-11-08

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "mkelkar2003" <smykelkar@...> wrote:
> Agree. Languages have to be spread by people. Bantu and AmeriInd
> langauge families can be clearly idenfied with a group of people. And
> that is where the problem is. No such people who spread the IE
> languages can be identified. In that case the only way out is to
> rethink the whole idea of an "IE language" family, as shocking as it
> may sound. The studies we have linked to on p. 16 and p. 51 of
> proto-vedic-continuity theory.doc are we think a step in that
direction.

And how are you tackling the Austro-Asiatic problem? (Munda,
Nicobarese, Aslian and other Mon-Khmer)

Richard.