Bembi, Baiberi, and Baibai (was: Re: Barba and Bestia)

From: stlatos
Message: 64699
Date: 2009-08-11

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "stlatos" <stlatos@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@> wrote:
> >
> > At 6:48:24 AM on Saturday, August 8, 2009, stlatos wrote:

> > > I don't know where you got your information
> > > from, but Fas and Bembi are obviously related,
> >
> > Indeed: 'Bembi' is another name for Fas.


I hope no one is taking these assertions as true just because they would prove me wrong, etc. If anyone wants to begin an investigation into these languages (related ones, acc. to me) and the complicated and little-described relations within and among the known groups (with several proposals and counter-proposals and attempted refutations in the past) independent of what has been said here, some places to start include:


www.kwomtari.net/kwomtari_survey.pdf

www.papuaweb.org/bib/hays/loc/ABAU.pdf