Proper nounSingular Indo-European Plural - Indo-European
Related termsNounPlural Indo-Europeans Indo- European (plural Indo-Europeans)
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. The Indo-European languages are a family (or phylum) of several hundred related languages and dialects, including most major languages of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and South Asia, and historically also predominant in Anatolia and Central Asia. With written attestations appearing since the Bronze Age, in the form of the Anatolian languages and Mycenaean Greek, the Indo-European family is significant to the field of historical linguistics as possessing the longest recorded history after the Afroasiatic family. Indo-European languages are spoken by almost three billion native speakers, the largest number for any recognised language family. Of the top 20 contemporary languages in terms of native speakers according to SIL Ethnologue, twelve are Indo-European: Spanish, English, Hindi, Portuguese, Bengali, Russian, German, Marathi, French, Italian, Punjabi, and Urdu, accounting for over 1.7 billion native speakers. Several disputed proposals link Indo-European to other major language families. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Can the links between Indo-European deities be traced back to a common Indo-European source? Q. I've noticed that some gods and godesses in the various ancient Indo-European peoples have similar stories and some even have almost the same names. Asked by Mr. Bradshaw - Tue Mar 28 11:50:52 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. To a specific Indo-European source? No. Though this is a rather interesting theory. A fair bit of work has been done on it. If you can find works by George Dumezil (translated works, that is. He's French) they make for an interesting read. Really, he is one of the big names in the field. Of course, the supposedly ultimate source of these similarities is called the Proto-Indo-European cultural group. Ah yes, P.I.E., the best acronym ever. Answered by Thought - Tue Mar 28 18:19:58 2006 What are some language stocks other than indo-european? Q. tell me now please Asked by sfreeze23 - Tue Nov 18 00:37:07 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Sino-Tibetan, Niger-Congo, Afro-Asiatic, Austronesian, Dravidian, Altaic languages, Austro-Asiatic, Tai-Kadai, Japonic...there are many many more. Here's a Wikipedia link: Answered by bigforkminnesota - Tue Nov 18 00:47:48 2008 What living language is the closest to Proto-Indo-European???
Q. What living language is the closest to Proto-Indo-European??? Asked by desperado1607 - Mon Apr 21 21:20:26 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. Haha are you in Kiefer's class? Anyway, this is what we found and we think that this is what he talked about in class. This is straight from wikidpedia: The Baltic languages are of particular interest to linguists because they retain many archaic features, which are believed to have been present in the early stages of the Proto-Indo-European language. The Baltic languages are a group of related languages belonging to the Indo-European language family and spoken mainly in areas extending east and southeast of the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. The language group is sometimes divided into two sub-groups: Western Baltic, containing only extinct languages, and Eastern Baltic, containing both extinct and the two living languages in the… [cont.] Answered by Sara D - Thu Apr 24 21:22:49 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "indo european"  sdcitybeat.com Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:14:16 GMT+00:00 San Diego CityBEAT These three cultures Aztec, Chinese and Indo - European or Arabic are at the center of Bittar's installation. But what interests her most is how the museum ...  pcbdesign007.com Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:19:49 GMT+00:00 PCBDesign007 (blog) Around 1000 BC, the most common language to be found in the British Isles was the Celtic branch of Indo - European . Starting in 55 BC, the Romans started ...  dnaindia.com Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:18:12 GMT+00:00 Daily News & Analysis ... peonies and couples drinking tea embroidered on an Indo -Western styled dress draped over a mannequin. European , Persian and Indian motifs find their ... From Google News Search: "indo european"  pubpages.unh.edu 515px x 784px | 72.80kB [source page] The following websites contain illustrations that were used in class Languages Misc Proto Indo European Relationships of some Indo European languages with detail of English dialects Tree  dnghu.org 354px x 790px | 338.90kB [source page] http dnghu org indoeuropean languages evolution map jpg http dnghu org indoeuropean languages mediaeval map jpg http dnghu org indo european languages expansion map png http dnghu org indoeuropean language yamna culture map jpg  allbooksuk.com 160px x 111px | 4.50kB [source page] The Oxford Introduction to Proto Indo European and The Proto Indo European World Oxford Linguistics Oxford University Press From Yahoo Image Search: "indo european"  ufc-fights.com Russ Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:26:44 GM Aryan is not a single modern nationality, no more than the Aryan/. Indo. -. European. linguistic body is contained within a single country. The highest Aryan genetic markers however, are in Eastern Europe. The etymology of the word Iran is ...  pagef30.com / Mithridates Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:39:00 GM Here's a new thread that started a few days ago on Modern . Indo. -. European. , the reconstructed language promoted by the people at Dnghu. There hasn't been an update there since January and the forum has been plagued with spam, but hopefully ...  gatesofvienna.blogspot.com Baron Bodissey Sat, 01 May 2010 04:29:00 GM Since I have written several essays about the . Indo. -. European. language family I can sum up what I have found so far. Interesting things happened in Europe long before the Greeks and the Romans entered the scene. ... From Google Blog Search: "indo european" |
