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Iberian language and Palaeohispanic scripts
Iberian language and Palaeohispanic scripts2 key questions · 4 questions · 0 answered
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KeyHow far did the dual system of the Iberian scripts extend?
Most likelyDuality marked only the voiced and voiceless dental and velar stops
KeyIs Iberian related to Basque?
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Do the Iberian elements ban, bi(n), lau(r) and the rest denote numbers?
Most likelyThe elements are numerals, as shown by their contexts next to numeral signs, in compounds and on metrological…
Is the Irulegi hand inscription in an ancestor of Basque?
Open3 answers, none ahead