February 04, 2010, 21:16
goofyVery interesting. I assume
this is the language.
This site has sound files of Andamanese.
I have to say tho, that this quote makes no sense to me:
quote:
"It is generally believed that all Andamanese languages might be the last representatives of those languages which go back to pre-Neolithic times," Professor Abbi said.
"The Andamanese are believed to be among our earliest ancestors."
All languages go back to prehistoric times, and how can the Andamanese be our ancestors when they're alive now?
February 05, 2010, 04:38
zmježd how can the Andamanese be our ancestors when they're alive now?It's silly, I agree, but what Professor Abbi probably means is that the ancestors of present-day Andamanese were living in Bengal before the arrival of Indic speakers. They were aborigines. Of course, if you trace us back far enough, we are all Africans, though that word is of relatively recent origin.