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

From: Davius Sanctex
Message: 23850
Date: 2003-06-25

Hi Glen,

In which type of script are eteo-cypriot and eteo-cretan documented? What
about Camunic (I have never heard about)?

I think that in this point we must introduce a little and provisional
definition:
Documented Language: When we have entire documents in that language.
Attested Language: When we have some record or evidence of the language in
form of placenames, loanwords in documented languages, glossae in other
languages, etc.

From this point of view Tracian and Dacian are attested but not documented,
Pelasgian is also attested but not documented, but the pre-indoeupean
languages of central Spain are nor attested neither documented. With this
difference in mind what are de answers to the following questions:

(1) Are Eteo-cypriot and Eteo-cretan documented?
(2) Are Cymmerian attested?