Re: [tied] Sino-Caucasian and Nostratic

Miguel:

> I see no reason whatsoever to include Basque in Sino-Caucasian.

The pronouns relate better that way, especially with NEC (since
NWC is from the east, from SinoDene, imho). So Basque /-t/ and
/-k/ relate to pronouns in NEC which seem to revolve around
*co and *hWo.

Miguel:

> Chukchi-Kamchatkan is surely Nostratic.

I agree.

>>Or could Nostratic, Sino-Caucasian and Na-Dene be three branches of
>>an earlier macrofamily?

Miguel:

> They could be.

I think they really are but with Burushaski-Yen. and Caucasic
(NEC, HurroUrartian, Basque) being two other related families.
NWC would go with SinoDene (or "SinoCaucasian" if you want).


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