Re: Proposal of a name for a possible family

Then Amerind appears to be a decent term. As Alekseev always said, the more we study language origins the more difficult they become. And to that I shall add: especially during times of heightened nationalism.

Gerry

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From: Glen Gordon

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Subject: Re: [nostratic] Proposal of a name for a possible family

Gerry: >Thought Amerind was a term reserved for Native American Groups located in >the US? It's a Greenbergian term for all aboriginal languages of North and South America that are neither NaDene nor EskimoAleut. Amerindian languages are thought to have traversed the Bering Strait first, followed by NaDene, and then more recently EskimoAleut. Of course, it is also a term for New World aboriginals, even in French (les amerindiens) ------------------------------------------------- Glen Gordon Webdeveloper home: http://glen_gordon.tripod.com email: glengordon01@... ph: (604)904.0320 ------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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