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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Djehuti: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by alTakruri: [qb] The whole origin of Asiatic is built on the misnomer SW Asia/Middle East/etc. If the people there are Asians why aren't they just called Asians? Why aren't Chinese or Japanese called Asiatic? The name makers know that aren't describing a people of Asia, hence the roundabout way of introducing Asia affiliation to things African, i.e. Afro-Asian/Afro-Asia/Afro-Asiatic for a language spoken nowhere in Asia and originating in north east Africa. So why is Asia so prominently spelled out in the terminology Afro-Asian/Afro-Asia/Afro-Asiatic while Africa is only hinted at in the prefix? [/qb][/QUOTE]^ Yep. I kind a figured that to be true. 'Asiatic' means of Asia, but I thought this is in regards to ancient times. Hence, ancient Indians if present in the Fertile Crescent would be Asiatic as well or Chinese. [QUOTE]Originally posted by alTakruri: [qb] Syrian comes from Tsur/SSur a self-determined label (i.e., those people made it up for themselves to use). [/qb][/QUOTE]Good to know. Well at least 'Syrian' is actually based on their self-designated ethnonym and not like 'Egyptian' is with the Kmtwy. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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