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  • Siberian, Native American Languages Linked -- A First

    03/28/2008 7:53:49 PM PDT · by blam · 16 replies · 812+ views
    National Geographic News ^ | 3-26-2008 | John Roach
    Siberian, Native American Languages Linked -- A First John Roach for National Geographic NewsMarch 26, 2008 A fast-dying language in remote central Siberia shares a mother tongue with dozens of Native American languages spoken thousands of miles away, new research confirms. The finding may allow linguists to weigh in on how the Americas were first settled, according to Edward Vajda, director of the Center for East Asian Studies at Western Washington University in Bellingham. Since at least 1923 researchers have suggested a connection exists between Asian and North American languages—but this is the first time a link has been demonstrated...