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Re: Newest natlang?

From:Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
Date:Saturday, September 27, 2008, 21:35
On 27/09/2008, Jake B <blookerboy95@...> wrote:
> I remember reading somewhere that many japanese words are chinese borrow > words, so one could consider japanese a branch or "dialect" of chinese
Yes, in much the same way that English is a branch or "dialect" of French. (Borrowing doesn't change genetic classification.) Cheers, -- Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>

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