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From: petrich@netcom.com (Loren Petrich)
Subject: Re: Hebrew words in Mayan language
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 02:12:39 GMT
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In article <330ce859.100128320@news.demon.co.uk>,
Douglas Weller <dweller@ramtops.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>On Wed, 12 Feb 1997 16:46:46 -0700, Jim Larsen <jlarsen@vii.com> wrote:

	[a Quiche Maya -- Hebrew vocabulary list...]

	While one compares words, why not confine oneself to some 
standard set, such as numerals or the Swadesh List?

	And why not compare grammar? Morphology tends not to get 
borrowed, despite an abundance of opportunities.
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