Re: a weird question...
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 20, 1999, 4:36 |
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alypius wrote:
> Assuming the aborigines were all illiterate before the English came, how do
> they show the origin of dog from gudaga? Granted, the etymology sounds
> logical, but many etymologies are only educated guesses. Does your source
> explain this?
No, but most likely thru comparison with other, related, languages.
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