> What a flood of questions. I don't know about PIE or !Kung Gerry,other
> but I do know that Aboriginal and Papua New Guinean languages have
> modified since contacting Wadjala (i.e. White-fella) or Kondol (Red
> (sunburned) Skins). In Nyungar people have come to greet each
> by saying "YES!" (i.e. Gaya). In Huli it was "Egerabagi" -Pisin).
> i.e. "Good (going)". But linguists inform me that these terms only
> came with linguistic interference from English or Pidgin (Tok