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From: petrich@netcom.com (Loren Petrich)
Subject: Re: Halloran's Sumerian
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In article <52njar$s5p@scream.auckland.ac.nz>,
 <drc@antnov1.auckland.ac.nz> wrote:
>Am I alone in finding many of the etymologies proposed by Halloran a bit
>implausible, e.g. "donkey" = "sky" + "grain" ?! Are these Halloran's own
>theories? ...

	I'm sure that they are; I find it hard to imagine a serious 
linguist taking "donkey" = "sky" + "grain" seriously.
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