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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2016 22:29:50 GMT
Desophaeus do you remember we had a discussion about languages a while ago, I found a book which should be at least French if not English Introduction à ľ étude comparative des Langues Indo-Européennes A. Meillet
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Post by Bismarck on Jun 8, 2016 0:01:24 GMT
the oldest living language is Basque or maybe Hebrew. Those are definitely it.
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Post by General William T. Sherman on Jun 8, 2016 0:21:08 GMT
French can't be it because it derived from Latin, which didn't came around until ~756 B.C.E. Meanwhile, Persian, Hebrew, and Basque were all before it (maybe not Basque, but its so mysterious that we don't even know where it originated from).
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Post by Bismarck on Jun 8, 2016 0:27:09 GMT
French can't be it because it derived from Latin, which didn't came around until ~756 B.C.E. Meanwhile, Persian, Hebrew, and Basque were all before it (maybe not Basque, but its so mysterious that we don't even know where it originated from). Well in terms of European it definitely is Basque. Africa is Old Egyptian, Asia I believe is either Hebrew or Persian. Probably whatever the Hittitites spoke. |
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Post by Desophaeus on Jun 8, 2016 4:59:47 GMT
Desophaeus do you remember we had a discussion about languages a while ago, I found a book which should be at least French if not English Introduction à ľ étude comparative des Langues Indo-Européennes A. Meillet Oh was it enlightening to read? It wouldn't be for me though (I can't read French). |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 9:26:53 GMT
the oldest living language is Basque or maybe Hebrew. Those are definitely it. Those are relatively new around 8 to 15 thousand years old. We are talking about indo-European language tree, which is a base for most European languages. And the oldest living indo-European languages are two dinosaurs in Baltic language tree (actually the only 2 that's left) are Latvian and Lithuanian languages. Baltic languages are about 40000 to 60000 years old and that is the oldest living langue of the oldest living language tree and none of other European languages can be that old. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 9:31:06 GMT
Desophaeus do you remember we had a discussion about languages a while ago, I found a book which should be at least French if not English Introduction à ľ étude comparative des Langues Indo-Européennes A. Meillet Oh was it enlightening to read? It wouldn't be for me though (I can't read French). It is worth reading, it was one of the first language specialist who started to research indo-European languages and he found that if Europe wants to know how our fathers talked before 40 000 years they must go to listen to Lithuanians or Latvians. |
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Post by General William T. Sherman on Jun 8, 2016 9:52:14 GMT
The Light Bringer, I just looked it up and isn't Old Irish technically older? (Gaelic, basically)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 10:41:38 GMT
The Light Bringer, I just looked it up and isn't Old Irish technically older? (Gaelic, basically) No, in Ireland, Scotland and British islands first natives were coming from balts and there is a lot of Baltic words left in Irish, Scottish and almost every European language left. And old Irish is not a live Language and after one of the major theories it was an older dialect of Baltic language and there is a no way of fully finding out that as there has been too big influence from all sides for last 2, 5 thousand years. |
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Post by Bismarck on Jun 8, 2016 11:08:39 GMT
Sanskrit! Its still used in India!
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Post by General William T. Sherman on Jun 8, 2016 11:19:33 GMT
Okay...I don't think saying that all languages in Europe have connections to Baltic languages is true...just because there are Baltic words in Irish, Scottish, etc doesn't mean they derive from Baltic languages.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 11:51:11 GMT
Okay...I don't think saying that all languages in Europe have connections to Baltic languages is true...just because there are Baltic words in Irish, Scottish, etc doesn't mean they derive from Baltic languages. It doesn't come from words, it comes from territories where balts lived(it's basically most of Europe and some parts of nowadays Russia where later came fin-ugres). BTW you can say at least some words in Baltic languages for example When you are drunk and you get sick what do you go to do? *vam it* Another one what do you do when you want to ride a horse? *Saddle * And believe me there is a lot more just in English not even talking about other languages... |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 11:52:22 GMT
Sanskrit! Its still used in India! Sanskrit is a newer language from indo-European language tree. |
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Post by Bismarck on Jun 8, 2016 13:14:03 GMT
Sanskrit! Its still used in India! Sanskrit is a newer language from indo-European language tree. I mean oldest LIVING language. No one knows the first language silly goose. |
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Post by Napoleon Bonaparte on Jun 8, 2016 13:36:17 GMT
Sanskrit! Its still used in India! yeah, the "real" Indian language. |
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