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The Meroitic language is deciphered and it is a Nilo-Saharan (black African) language
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Amun-Ra The Ultimate: [QB] [IMG]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41T-o6YhK2L._SY300_.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y421/amunratheultimate2/Misc/MeroiticaNilo-Saharanlanguage_zps3445f2a8.jpg[/IMG] Extract from [i]Historical Linguistics and the Comparative Study of African Languages By Gerrit J. Dimmendaal (2011)[/i] In textual form: [b]"Greenberg (1971) supports the hypothesis by Trigger (1964) of an Eastern Sudanic (Nilo-Saharan) affiliation for Meroitic, the language of the Kingdom of Cush. Rilly (2003, 2009) presents further convincing evidence that the extinct language of the Meroitic empire, preserved in written records which have been only partly deciphered, shows Eastern Sudanic affinity. It probably is most closely related to Eastern Sudanic groups such as Nubian, Taman, Nara and Nyimang (plus Dinik), i.e. to Northern East ern Sudanic (Rilly 2003; Dimmendaal 2008b)."[/b] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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