Re: Identity of the 'language of geminates'

From: tgpedersen
Message: 60955
Date: 2008-10-16

> We know that one of the languages of Noricum was Celtic, thanks to 2
> Noric inscriptions found in present day Austria.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noricum#Language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noric_language
That should permit you to conclude yourself how solid the evidence is
that Noric is Celtic.
Note the two cases of geminate -l-: ollo

> We also know that Romance hung on in Noricum for a few hundred
> years after the fall of the Roman Empire --thanks to the Wikipedia
> page on Romance language of Noricum and Pannonia and also to topos
> such as Vaduz.

> When did King Vokk-yo- live?
Try 'voc' in:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariovistus
http://www.evanzo.de/faq.php?title=Nationalpark_Nockberge
http://www.unrv.com/provinces/noricum.php


Torsten