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Re:Minoan language Linear A linked to Linear B in new research by tgv on Sunday May 15, 2022 @12:38PM (#31388720)
Latin doesn't have articles (the/a), and frequently drops the verb. Aramaic encodes the article in a suffix. Arabic and Hebrew omit the vowels, leaving the interpretation depending on contextual clues. There are languages without auxiliary verbs. And there are tons of other constructions that English doesn't have.
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Re:Minoan language Linear A linked to Linear B in new research by Keysh on Sunday May 15, 2022 @05:57PM (#31391546)
Written Arabic and Hebrew often omit vowels; the actual spoken languages do not, of course.
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Re:Minoan language Linear A linked to Linear B in new research by bigbillheck on Sunday May 15, 2022 @07:10PM (#31392072)
The problem isn't in deciphering spoken Linear A.
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