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wrote:
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> > =============
> >
> > I'm afraid you are jumping to the conclusion
> > a little bit too fast.
> >
> > Why don't you look at the words ?
> > and *after* that
> > make a decision.
>
> I did.
>
> ========
>
> You did do what ?
>
> -jump too fast ?
Please try to follow the dialogue.
> You browsed thru 2 000 Klallam words in a minute ?
>
> I make you aware that the reference covers :
> - klallam
> - saanich
>
> so you browsed 4 000 words in a minute
> *carefully*
> and you make a *thoughtful* decision.
>
> Try again.
> Slowlier.
Yeah, I'm just that good. You see, I looked at a Tillamook grammar
that I have and saw nothing in common with PIE. The verbal morphology
is completely different. The nominal morphology is completely
different. Personal pronouns are some of the most stable lexical
elements in a language. The Salish and PIE personal pronouns are
completely different. A cursory glance at the provided vocabulary
showed that it is completely unlike that of PIE. You cannot
demonstrate a genetic relationship between two language families with
4 words that look somewhat similar. If you want to prove your case
start by presenting us with the Yakhontov 35 word-lists for PIE and
Proto-Salish and let us know the sound correspondences. Better yet,
give us a side-by-side comparison of their common morphology.