Analysis Of North American Indigenous Languages Points to New Model for Settlement Of the Americas
A new study argues that ancient American Indigenous languages originated from the other side of the world, in Siberia.
The Debrief 7:22 pm on April 10, 2024
A study published in the Journal of Biological Anthropology suggests a new model for the initial settlement of North America based on an analysis of Indigenous languages. The research integrates linguistic, archaeological, and paleoclimatological evidence to propose four main entry points into North America from Siberia, around 2,000-1,000 years ago. Linguistic features support these findings, such as n-m pronouns for the second coastal entry and polysynthetic structure for later entries.
- A study proposes a new model for North America's initial settlement based on Indigenous languages.
- Research integrates linguistic, archaeological, and paleoclimatological evidence.
- Four main entry points into North America from Siberia identified: two coastal entries and two inland/coastal entries.
- Linguistic features support these findings, such as n-m pronouns for the second coastal entry and polysynthetic structure for later entries.
- This approach uses a neighbor net graph to compare 60 languages and traces the first languages of North back to two distinct language groups from Siberia.
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