Re: [tied] languages documented (Alex) (it was: substratum)

>[alex] The only documented languages in the Old Europa is Latin and Greek.
>[davius] But if there are many documents in say Phoenician-Punic, Etruscan,
>Umbrian, Oscan, Celtiberian, Lepontic, Gaulish, ... Aren't they documented
>languages?

Don't forget Minoan (Linear A), Eteo-Cypriot, Eteo-Cretan, Lemnian, Rhaetic
Camunic and Tartessian. Aquitanian was at least indirectly documented
through
foreign names recorded in Latin. There were many, many recorded languages
in "Old Europa" than just Latin and Greek. Alex' must update his severely
limited view.


= gLeN

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