Re: basque article

> On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, nicole perrin wrote:
>
> > OK, I might make myself look really stupid here, but what the heck.
> >
> > http://www.islandnet.com/~edonon/saharan.htm
> >
> > This is an article that I just started to read, about the origins of
> > Basque, Ainu, and Dravidian, and it seems a little bit strange to me,
> > and I was just wondering, is there any validity to it?  So far all the
> > quotes have been from the Bible, not exactly a reliable linguistic
> > source, and it seems like the guy who wrote it is making sort of
> > outrageous claims.  Or am I completely wrong, and this is accepted
> > theory?  I guess it can't hurt to ask.
> >
> > Nicole
> >
>
> Basque, Ainu and Dravidian act on crackpots like lemonade acts on wasps,
> so I'd seriously distrust anything said about those that's not published
> in an accepted scholarly journal or by an accepted scholarly publisher,
> and even then... But I'll take a look at it tonight, even if it's just
> for fun :-).
>
> Boudewijn Rempt  | http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsarempt
I looked at it a couple of yaears ago. I see he has changed the site. When
I saw it the first time I read etymologies of Dutch cities. Of course they
where all Basque of origin, according to him. Even if the etymology was
simple for even a layman, like Heerhugowaard. That simple means "the
*waard* (kind of low territory, sometimes filled with water from a river)
of Heer (Lord) Hugo". Polders etc. used to be mentioned to the one who
afforded the building of the dikes etc.. That's where I didn't take him
serious anymore, inlcuding his other theories about Ainu.

Rob