[CYPRUS-2] End of a myth about the Greek language... :-)

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
22/03/2010 21:28

Did the first inhabitants of Cyprus speak Greek? NO, they did not, although "they" - on the dark side - like to make us believe that. And now that you ask it: the first language spoken on the island was Eteo-Cypriot (thus pre-Hellenic and pre-Semitic). Eteo-Cypriot is probably related to the native Cypriot tongue surviving from the Bronze age. It is still not deciphered. So don't let our GC friends over there fool you with their claims..

Jetski


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Message Posted:
22/03/2010 22:13

There's a bloke in the Aeria bar who still speaks Eteo-Cypriot. No-one has a clue what what he's on about. Mind you. he seems to speak quite reasonable English until about 8:00 at night. And that's just the landlord.

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
22/03/2010 22:32

RE msg 2, Jetski: (...) what what (...)

=> Maybe you'd better leave that bar and this thread and have a good night's sleep..?

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
22/03/2010 22:42

Eteocypriot:

1: a-na ma-to-ri u-mi-e-s[a]-i mu-ku-la-i la-sa-na a-ri-si-to-no-se a-ra-to-wa-na-ka-so-ko-o-se

2:ke-ra-ke-re-tu-lo-se ta-ka-na-[?-?]-so-ti a-lo ka-i-li-po-ti[2]

A suggested pronunciation is:

1: Ana mator-i um-iesa-i Mukula-i Lasana Ariston-ose Artowanaksoko-ose

2: kera keretul-ose. Ta kana (kuno) sot-i, ail-o kail-i pot-i.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
22/03/2010 23:00

Hans. Pay attention because I'm going to test you on this later! )

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
22/03/2010 23:19

OK, Bill! How was your holiday?

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
22/03/2010 23:22

Great Hans. I've been educating some lost souls on the 'Crusaders' )

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
22/03/2010 23:27

Bill, I'm sure they were very interested in Thailand...

Jetski


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Message Posted:
22/03/2010 23:29

No1Doyen - interesting....does Eteo Cypriot link with proto indo european in any way?

Brinsley


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Message Posted:
23/03/2010 17:58

Bill, Msg 4

Sounds like the Polynesians made it to Cyprus after all!



Richard

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/03/2010 18:28

Hans, I did'nt go to Thailand.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
23/03/2010 18:29

Jetski. Yes, in a roundabout way.