Re: Fw: [language-origins] Origin of the Sumerian language

--- In Nostratica@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Wordingham"
<richard.wordingham@...> wrote:

> --- In Nostratica@yahoogroups.com,
> "Gerry" <waluk@...> wrote:
> > --- In
> Nostratica@yahoogroups.com,
> "Richard Wordingham"
> > <richard.wordingham@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Gerry,
> > > What did you mean by your
> question? I did understand the
> > > answer - see below.
> >
> > My questions are three:
> >
> > 1) Why do we see a re-emergence
> of Latin if its considered a "dead"
> > language.
> >
> > 2) Is Basque really an islolated
> language when there are so many
> > speakers?
> >
> > 3) Did Sumerian ever exist?
> Why do you think it might not have
> existed? We have writing that
> modern people label as Sumerian.
> .
> Richard.

Yes, I know. Apparently my question arose when certain facts about
Sumerian came to light. And the poster clearly indicates "no" (in
answer to my query). Further, Sumerian could have been a "made up"
category to keep others from assuming that Assyrian and its relatives
were the oldest of languages.

Gerry