Re: Mitanni and Matsya

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Subject: Re: Re: [tied] Mitanni and Matsya


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> From: "Miguel Carrasquer Vidal" <miguelc@...>
> >>>
> > http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurritische_Sprache
> > Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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> > =======================
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> I have repeatedly stated I consider Hurri [&ari] is a IE language.
> The sentence in the above reference is worth analyzing.
>
>
> Untoman iyallenin tiwena suallaman seniffus katosassena uriassena,
> antillan
> emanamha tanosau. (aus dem Mitanni-Brief, Kolumne IV, Zeilen 30-32)
>
> un *nun now
> to *to that
> man Greek men but, by the way
> iya *yo(s) this which
> lle *(il-)le- indeed
> nin
> tiw *dheH1 to do
> e:na *yeHno Cf. -a-t-ion
> Ø Absolutive
> su *so this
> -a= *eH1 Instrumental
> =lla= *(il-)le- indeed
> =man Greek men but, by the way
> sen- brother
> -iffu- *egho me, P1
> -s *s Nominatif
> kat- *gwet to say
> -os- *-s- Aorist
> -a- *-e Perfect P3 ?
> -sse- *s(o) that
> -na- *no-
> -Ø Absolutive
> ur-*w_l will
> -i-
> -a- *e Perfect P3 ?
> -sse- *s(o) that
> -na- *no-
> -Ø Absolutif
> anti *an anaphoric he, she, it
> =lla= *(il-)le- indeed
> =an and
> eman- *(dek)em ten
> -amha *(pri-)-mo
> tan- *dheH1 to do
> -os- *-s- Sigmatic Aorist
> -au *ha- Optative P1 ? (Cf. Gothic will-jau)
>
> Translation (according to me)
>
> Now, indeed,
> This which has been done
> this indeed (done) by the brother of me
> it has been said and
> I will, this indeed, do it ten times.
>
> Hurri not being recognized as PIE is a scandal.
>
> Apart from sen "brother" which is not obviously PIE
> the rest is 100% obvious PIE fabric.
>
> Arnaud
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There is just the little matter of grammar and syntax.


Patrick

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