Re: CHAT: Grozny (was: Re: Support/Oppression of Conlanging)
| From: | Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, June 20, 2002, 19:40 |
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PAvel Iosad wrote:
> > Was the place originally an Imperial outpost against the
> > Chechens?
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>Yes. Against the Chechens, the Avars, and the Ingushs.
A little coincidence is good for you ...
Just today, I found "Avar" given as an alternative name of "Daghestani" in
_An Introduction to the Languages of the World_, and thought I'd ask the
list if there's any connection between these Avars and those who dominated
the Balkans for part of the early Middle Ages. Does Pavel or anyone else
know?
Andreas
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