Viggen Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 An obscure language in Siberia has similarities to languages in North America, which might reshape history, writes Randy Boswell. A new book by leading linguists has bolstered a controversial theory that the language of Canada's Dene Nation is rooted in an ancient Asian tongue spoken today by only a few hundred people in Western Siberia. The landmark discovery, initially proposed two years ago by U.S. researcher Edward Vajda, represents the only known link between any Old World language and the hundreds of speech systems among First Nations in the Western Hemisphere... ...read the full article at the Ottawa Citizen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunicus Potestus Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 An obscure language in Siberia has similarities to languages in North America, which might reshape history, writes Randy Boswell. A new book by leading linguists has bolstered a controversial theory that the language of Canada's Dene Nation is rooted in an ancient Asian tongue spoken today by only a few hundred people in Western Siberia. The landmark discovery, initially proposed two years ago by U.S. researcher Edward Vajda, represents the only known link between any Old World language and the hundreds of speech systems among First Nations in the Western Hemisphere... ...read the full article at the Ottawa Citizen I have always wondered if the spanish word for ship 'barco' and word for boat 'barca' derive from the family name of Barca as in Hannibal. Southern Spain was governed by the Barca family at one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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