Re: English & Gaelic [was Re: Swedish?]

Thanks Andy,

Generally speaking none of this really makes that much sense.

Gerry

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From: Andy Howey

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Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 12:49 PM

Subject: RE: [Nostratica] Re: English & Gaelic [was Re: Swedish?]

Hi, Gerry:

Gaelic, Scots-Gaelic, and Manx form the Goidelic branch of the Celtic language family. Welsh, Breton, and Cornish form the Brythonic branch of the Celtic language family. Celtic, is a branch of the Indo-European language family, as are Germanic, Italic, Slavic, Baltic, Indo-Aryan, Iranic, Tocharian, Hellenic, etc. Indo-European is a branch of the proposed Nostratic macro-family. So, in answer to your question below, generally speaking, people who speak Gaelic are Celts.

Hope this helps:

Andy Howey

-----Original Message-----
From: Geraldine Reinhardt [mailto:waluk@...]
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 10:58
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Subject: [Nostratica] Re: English & Gaelic [was Re: Swedish?]

If Gaelic is a Celtic language, then are Gaelic speaking people Celts? Gerry