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Linear A records a Northwest Semitic language.

Linear A records a Northwest Semitic language.

DisputedAnswers 1 questionPublished0

Where it stands

DisputedOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • Account vocabulary (totals, commodities, personnel terms) has Semitic etymologies.
  • Word structure shows Semitic root-and-pattern morphology, with prefixes and infixed vowel changes.

What would rule it out

  • The language is shown to mark grammar by suffixes alone with no root-and-pattern alternation.

Evidence 1 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Open6 answers, none ahead

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Linear A records a Northwest Semitic language. [Answer ANS0CQHK6CE56TW]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQHK6CE56TW
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