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To: Verginius Rufus

Harappan is thought to be connected to Dravidian and Elamite too, but it’s also unproven.


12 posted on 06/22/2012 1:14:50 PM PDT by G8 Diplomat
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To: G8 Diplomat
I don't think they have any direct evidence for the language spoken by the creators of the Indus Valley civilization (of which Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are the most notable centers), but associating them with the later Dravidian languages is a logical guess--the Dravidian family is the largest of the non-Indo-European languages in India.

The way to become famous forever would be to decipher the Indus Valley script. If it were easy it would have been done already.

14 posted on 06/22/2012 8:49:55 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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