Re: [tied] etruscan/lemnian

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 5207
Date: 2000-12-29

The most famous Lemnian document is the Stele of Lemnos, discovered more than a century ago:
 
http://members.nbci.com/Pdictus/origins.html
 
There are a few other minor languages or dialects (e.g. Camunic) in Northern Italy, recorded in the Etruscan alphabet and possibly related to Etruscan, but they are so poorly documented that no secure conclusions can be reached.
 
Piotr
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: morten thoresen
To: cybalist@egroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 8:41 PM
Subject: [tied] etruscan/lemnian




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