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Subject: [Nostratica] Re: learning about
Nostratic
> --- In
Nostratica@yahoogroups.com,
>
"Gerry <waluk@......>"
<waluk@...>
>
wrote:
> > Strange that in some
places
> different languages
are
understood
> by
> > everyone
while in other areas
> different dialects can be
> > unintelligable.
Methinks
this
> language tree of ours needs
a
great
> > pruning. Mebets that
all
world
> dialects have word stems that
they
> > all share.
> You won'
collect. Suggest such
a
> root!
>
GR: For a root I shall select
"man" or "father". How
many
languages can you display that
share this root?
>
> Gerry
I propose Classical Greek as a
language that
lacks the 'man' root.
I propose Biblical Hebrew as a
language that lacks
the 'father'
root. Welsh is a possibility, but
it may be present
as a learned loan
from Latin.
They're a good choice - Latin
and
Sanskrit have spread them far and
wide!
Richard.
P.S.
Ignore the text below.
Hi Richard,
I deleted the text below.
Classical Greek must have the root 'father'
while I'll bet Biblican Hebrew uses 'man'. Mestillthinks that all world
languges share word "senses" in common (like father and man are
similar). Thus, are you claiming that other than the three above, all
others share common roots for 'man' or 'father'?
Gerry