Re: Relationship between Dravidian and Sumerian languages ?

From: Saggiga (sag_giganospam_at_yahoo.de)
Date: 06/15/04 

Date: 15 Jun 2004 09:38:52 -0700

Yusuf B Gursey <ybg@TheWorld.com> wrote in message news:<cal9tk$3a2$1@pcls4.std.com>...
> In sci.lang Saggiga <sag_giganospam@yahoo.de> wrote in <90e61c3.0406141219.2b4a4325@posting.google.com>:
> : Sumerian language is agglutinative like Altaic, Dravidian and
> : Finno-Ugrian languages.
>
>
> fringe theorists (and outright crackpots) are fond of connecting Sumerian
> to the language group they are interested in.

Hello Yusuf B Gursey!

Why are these theories wrong ? Can you prove it ?
Did you find to which language group Sumerian is related ?
What studies did you do and what are your conclusions ?

Same questions to Mr.Peter T. Daniels

> : I have read that the latest findings show that sumerian language arre
> : related to the dravidian languages.
> : Is there an available study showing the affinities of these languages
> : ?
> : Is there a comparison done between proto-dravidian and proto-sumerian
> : ?
> : Are sumerians related to Indus valley civilisations (Harapa, Mohendjo
> : Daro) and to dravidians who occupied north of india several thousands
> : years ago before indo europeans invaded that area ?

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