Re: Relationship between Dravidian and Sumerian languages ?

From: Peter T. Daniels (grammatim_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 06/15/04 

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:42:48 GMT

Saggiga wrote:
>
> 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 ?

Chas Hockett used to say, You can never prove that two languages are
_not_ related.

However, there is no evidence that Sumerian is related to any other
known language.

> Did you find to which language group Sumerian is related ?
> What studies did you do and what are your conclusions ?

Neither Yusuf nor I is a Sumerologist.

> Same questions to Mr.Peter T. Daniels
>
> > : I have read that the latest findings show that sumerian language arre
> > : related to the dravidian languages.

I asked you where you read this, and when these findings were "the
latest." You didn't answer.

> > : 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 ? 

-- 
Peter T. Daniels                       grammatim@att.net

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