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Meroitic cannot be shown to belong to any known family on present evidence.

Meroitic cannot be shown to belong to any known family on present evidence.

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Where it stands

DisputedNo evidence yet. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • No proposed family gives correspondences that beat a control.

What would rule it out

  • Either family passes a controlled comparison test.

The questions it answers

Most likelyMeroitic is a Northern East Sudanic language (Nilo-Saharan), related to Nubian, Nara, Taman and Nyima

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Meroitic cannot be shown to belong to any known family on present evidence. [Answer ANS0CVV02TG3MVF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CVV02TG3MVF
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