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==History and vocabulary== | ==History and vocabulary== | ||
Elodian is an isolate among the broader Indo-European family, although many Elodian linguists, in line with common nationalist claims, propose the existence of an Elodian-Anatolian grouping. While this hypothesis is generally refused due to phonetics, non-Elodian linguists still point out that Elodian and the Anatolian languages, particularly the Luwian subgroup, have a set of so-called "shared archaisms" not found in other IE languages: the consonantal reflexes of laryngeals are one (even though Elodian preserves all three laryngeals as consonants in the onset - more consonantal reflexes than all Anatolian languaes), but often cited are the lexical ones, with Elodian roots often having meanings closer to Anatolian than to languages elsewhere in the Indo-European world (e.g. ''manim'' "I see, I watch" (< *men(h₂)-mi), cf. Luwian ''manā-ti''), or shared lexical items (e.g. ''hūrgmā'' "wheel" < *h₂wérg-mṇ, cf. Hittite ''ḫūrkis''; ''ɂodwāha'' "person" < *h₁ṇdʰwéh₂ōs, cf. Hitt. ''antuwaḫḫaš''; ''siw'' "and" < *ḱe-?, cf. Lycian B ''sebe'', Carian ''sb''). Many shared lexical items with Anatolian languages are, though, probably borrowings. | Elodian is an isolate among the broader Indo-European family, although many Elodian linguists, in line with common nationalist claims, propose the existence of an Elodian-Anatolian grouping. While this hypothesis is generally refused due to phonetics, non-Elodian linguists still point out that Elodian and the Anatolian languages, particularly the Luwian subgroup, have a set of so-called "shared archaisms" not found in other IE languages: the consonantal reflexes of laryngeals are one (even though Elodian preserves all three laryngeals as consonants in the onset - more consonantal reflexes than all Anatolian languaes), but often cited are the lexical ones, with Elodian roots often having meanings closer to Anatolian than to languages elsewhere in the Indo-European world (e.g. ''manim'' "I see, I watch" (< *men(h₂)-mi), cf. Luwian ''manā-ti''), or shared lexical items, particularly with Luwic (e.g. ''hūrgmā'' "wheel" < *h₂wérg-mṇ, cf. Hittite ''ḫūrkis''; ''ɂodwāha'' "person" < *h₁ṇdʰwéh₂ōs, cf. Hitt. ''antuwaḫḫaš''; ''siw'' "and" < *ḱe-?, cf. Lycian B ''sebe'', Carian ''sb''; ''hūlām'' "I live", cf. Luwian ''ḫuit-'', Lycian B ''qid-'', Carian ''qt-''; ''fun'' "all", cf. Luwian ''pūna-'', Lycian B ''puna-'', Carian ''pñ-''). Many shared lexical items with Anatolian languages are, though, probably borrowings. | ||
While the IE origin of Elodian is today undisputed, it is to be noted that Hurro-Urartian and languages of the Caucasus definitely had a marked influence over Elodian, as shown by the development of split ergativity. | While the IE origin of Elodian is today undisputed, it is to be noted that Hurro-Urartian and languages of the Caucasus definitely had a marked influence over Elodian, as shown by the development of split ergativity. |
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