Category Archives: Indo-Iranian
How Far Back in History Does the European Race Go?
Etype shares a great many myths about “Aryans,” by which means I am not sure what. The greatest number of linguistic precursor markers for the Aryan language that is shared throughout the globe and the greatest concentrated number of speakers … Continue reading
Why the Rig Vedas Cannot Overlap with the Indus Valley Civilization
This is one of the classic Hindutva claims of course. But it can’t possibly be true. See new commenter Rupert from India for more: 1. The Aryan invasion (in India) also suggests that Aryans might have migrated to India from … Continue reading
Who Were the Aryans of the Vedas?
The Vedas were written no earlier than 3400 YBP. The latest Vedas were written ~2500 YBP. So the Vedas were written between 2500-3400 YBP. Who were these people, where did they live, and what was their society like? Let’s have … Continue reading
The Aryan Migration Theory: Last Word
It has been known for 150 years now that the Indo-Aryan languages came from outside of India. The evidence is overwhelming, primarily linguistic, but there is also some archeological evidence. In scholarly circles, there is no debate on the Aryan … Continue reading
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More Out of India Madness
We continue to have crazies coming here proposing the OIT (Out of India Theory) of Indo-European. The theory is a pitiful joke and has virtually no support among any mainstream academics. In fact, it is so ludicrous that the mainstream … Continue reading
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Osama bin Laden on Top of the World
Repost from the old site. Dated but fascinating stuff. Where is Osama bin Laden, and where has he been hiding ever since he fled Tora Bora in December 2001? There are many theories about where he hides. One theory is … Continue reading
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The Out of India Model for Indo-European
Related to “There was no Aryan Invasion” folks, mostly Hindu nationalists and Indian nationalists. Out of India Model. Unfortunately, the Wikipedia page makes it seem somewhat plausible. It’s not. Not plausible, that is. It’s nonsense. Indo-European speakers did not come … Continue reading
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Does Speaking Indic As a Native Language Help You Learn English?
Commenters are discussing this question. Mr. India first said that Indians speak English well because they speak an Indo-European language natively. First of all, it’s dubious whether most Indians speak an Indic language natively. Many speak Dravidian and Asiatic languages … Continue reading
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More On The Hardest Languages To Learn – Indo-European Languages
Note: Bizarrely enough, the PC headcases have accused this post, a Linguistics post of all things, of racism. See here for my position statement on racism. Caution: This post is very long! It runs to 88 pages on the Web. … Continue reading
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New Article About the Peopling of India
A new article has come out in Nature Magazine dealing with the Peopling of India, a subject I have dealt with quite a bit on this site. The Indian nationals who hate the Aryan Invasion concept have been jumping up … Continue reading
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