--- In Nostratica@yahoogroups.com,
"Geraldine Reinhardt" <waluk@...>
wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Wordingham

<richard.wordingham@...>

> To: Nostratica@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, January 25,

2003 12:52 PM

> Subject: [Nostratica] Re:

learning about Nostratic

>
>
> --- In

Nostratica@yahoogroups.com,

> "Gerry <waluk@...>"

<waluk@...>

> wrote:
> > Strange that in some places
> different languages are

understood

> by
> > everyone while in other areas
> different dialects can be
> > unintelligable. Methinks

this

> language tree of ours needs a

great

> > pruning. Mebets that all

world

> dialects have word stems that

they

> > all share.
> You won' collect. Suggest such

a

> root!
> GR: For a root I shall select

"man" or "father". How many
languages can you display that
share this root?

>
> Gerry

I propose Classical Greek as a
language that lacks the 'man' root.
I propose Biblical Hebrew as a
language that lacks the 'father'
root. Welsh is a possibility, but
it may be present as a learned loan
from Latin.
They're a good choice - Latin and
Sanskrit have spread them far and
wide!
Richard.
P.S. Ignore the text below.

>
> > >
> > > > Yep. One needs to be a
> member of the family to

understand

> the
> > > > nuances. But I'll bet

that

> there are a few Welsh speakers
> living
> > > in
> > > > London.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure there's much

of a

> Welsh-speaking Welsh community

in

> > > London, but I await

correction.

> I don't think the cable TV
> > companies
> > > offer the Welsh-language TV
> channel, S4C (Sianel Pedwar

Cymru)

> -
> > >
> http://www.s4c.co.uk/abouts4c/c

orpo

> rate/c_index.shtml . I wonder
> > > what language the rugby

club

> called 'London Welsh' uses.
> >
> > Cockney for the rugby club?

But

> you continue raising the bar --
> > first it was no Welsh spoken

and

> now you are speaking of a Welsh
> > community and their own
> television cable company.
> S4C is broadcast terrestially

in

> Wales, not England. It is
> available by cable in Wales,

but

> not in England.
> Richard.
> > > There has traditionally

been a

> strong Welsh contingent at

Jesus

> > > College, Oxford. However,
> since Monmouthshire (now called
> Gwent)
> > was
> > > ceded to Wales (in the late
> 20th Century), I don't believe
> there
> > have
> > > been any significant,
> permanently settled communities

of

> Welsh
> > > speakers in England.
> >
> > And the bar continues being
> raised. Now you speak of Welsh

at

> Jesus
> > College, Oxford.
> >
> > > As to what languages are

spoken

> in England, take a look at the

data

> > > at
> http://www.rosettaproject.org .
> Some of the Indian languages
> > are
> > > locally significant.
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > Gerry
>
>
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