Re: Japanese (was Re: POLITICS <G>: Trolls!)

Nik Taylor scripsit:

> No.  It's probably an isolate, altho possibly related to Korean.  Some
> have classified it as Altaic, but, from what I understand, that's a
> largely discredited theory these days.
The notion that J and K are Altaic is not really subject to proof or
disproof.  One faction finds it plausible, the other thinks there's
not enough evidence (and probably there never will be).  Floor wax,
dessert topping.

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