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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: Vadim Cherny <VadimCherny AT mail.ru>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Why Semitic languages had no written vowels?
  • Date: Mon, 02 May 2005 01:25:40 +0100

On 01/05/2005 17:51, Vadim Cherny wrote:

...

I agree that piel is likely a late binyan. ...


You can assert this, but I don't think you agree with anyone else on this or on any of the rest of your entirely speculative reconstruction of ancient Semitic.

...


I just don't know, but I assume there must be other alphabets in the world
besides Semitic.


I don't think there are any which have arisen independently, not derived at least partly from Semitic. At least, that seems to be the view of some scholars.


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