> I have no opinion on (pre-)Bangani (Bangani itself is mostly a
satem,
> Neo-Indo-Aryan language: the controversy is about a number of
> centum-like words in Bangani
Thanks for the clarification. Is there any idea where it may have
come from? Is it related to most of the other modern Indian languages?
> it would be very interesting, but perhaps
> "profound implications" is too strong.
Hehe, well there was lots of strong language on the site (see below)
where I read about it, so I guess I caught their enthusiasm.
" From:
rmccalli@... (Rick Mc Callister)
You've either come upon the "Olduvai George" of historical
linguistics or its "Piltdown Man". "
"
http://iias.leidenuniv.nl/host/himalaya/individ/enigma.html
The Bangani Enigma not only demanded a revision of prehistory, the
reported phenomena also defied just about everything that was held to
be received knowledge in historical linguistics....The startling
findings have overthrown the various theories which had been advanced
to account for these mysterious phenomena in the western Himalayas."
As you may have noticed, questions about Centum/Satem have caught my
fancy right now.