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Re: Wenedyk numerals (was: Judajca)

From:Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>
Date:Friday, August 23, 2002, 7:16
 --- Christophe wrote:

> Albanian is a satem language? I thought it was centum... > > Hehe, again a proof that the centum/satem division, although of some use, > must be used with very much caution.
Yes indeed. Not much is known about the ancient Balkan languages (Illyrian, Thracian, Mesapian, Phrygian, and perhaps a few others, including Venetian, but AFAIK they are really in the middle between centum and satem languages. A former professor of mine use to call the phenomenon "the inevitable C". Jan ===== "Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com