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'''Macro-Indo-European''' is a term sometimes used for a hypothetical [[language family]] consisting of [[Indo-European]] and various unknown extinct languages (usually called ''Para-Indo-European'') presumed to be related to it. It is not common usage to apply the term to a proposed family consisting of Indo-European and one or more ''known'' languages. Rather, binary comparisons involving Indo-European and one other family are usually named by prefixing "Indo-" to the name of the other entity, such as [[Indo-Uralic]], [[Indo-Semitic]] or [[Indo-Tyrrhenian]]. Larger groups, involving more than one known non-Indo-European group, are usually named otherwise, such as [[Nostratic]], [[Eurasiatic]] or [[Mitian]]. | '''Macro-Indo-European''' is a term sometimes used for a hypothetical [[language family]] consisting of [[Indo-European]] and various unknown extinct languages (usually called ''Para-Indo-European'') presumed to be related to it. It is not common usage to apply the term to a proposed family consisting of Indo-European and one or more ''known'' languages. Rather, binary comparisons involving Indo-European and one other family are usually named by prefixing "Indo-" to the name of the other entity, such as [[Indo-Uralic]], [[Indo-Semitic]] or [[Indo-Tyrrhenian]]. Larger groups, involving more than one known non-Indo-European group, are usually named otherwise, such as [[Nostratic]], [[Eurasiatic]] or [[Mitian]]. | ||
==Jörg Rhiemeier's concept of Macro-Indo-European== | ==Jörg Rhiemeier's concept of Macro-Indo-European (obsolete)== | ||
[[User:WeepingElf|Jörg Rhiemeier]] | [[User:WeepingElf|Jörg Rhiemeier]] speculated that the known Indo-European languages may have had unknown relatives, such as the [[Aquan languages]] which he postulates on the basis of the [[Old European hydronymy]]. The Macro-Indo-European family would thus consist of Indo-European proper, Aquan and perhaps further languages. He also coined the terms ''Micro-Indo-European'' for the non-Anatolian IE languages and ''Meso-Indo-European'' for the group consisting of Micro-Indo-European and Anatolian (and perhaps unknown Para-Anatolian languages). In this model, Macro-Indo-European corresponds to the first, Meso-Indo-European to the second, and Micro-Indo-European to the third Kurgan migration. | ||
The resulting family tree looks like this: | The resulting family tree looks like this: | ||
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:* Meso-Indo-European | :* Meso-Indo-European | ||
::* Micro-Indo-European | ::* Micro-Indo-European | ||
:::* ''all known non- | :::* ''all known non-Anatolian IE languages'' | ||
::* Anatolian | ::* Anatolian | ||
::* hypothetical para-Anatolian languages | ::* hypothetical para-Anatolian languages | ||
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:* possible further unknown languages | :* possible further unknown languages | ||
As of December 08, 2020, he no longer holds this position. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Aquan languages]] - | * [[Aquan languages]] - obsolete theory of [[User:WeepingElf|Jörg Rhiemeier]] | ||
:* [[Hesperic]] - Jörg Rhiemeier's conlang family based thereon | :* [[Hesperic]] - Jörg Rhiemeier's conlang family based thereon | ||
* [[Europic]] - obsolete theory of [[User:WeepingElf|Jörg Rhiemeier]] | * [[Europic]] - even more obsolete theory of [[User:WeepingElf|Jörg Rhiemeier]] | ||
* [[Indo-Uralic]] | * [[Indo-Uralic]] | ||
* [[Mitian]] | * [[Mitian]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:19, 8 December 2020
Macro-Indo-European is a term sometimes used for a hypothetical language family consisting of Indo-European and various unknown extinct languages (usually called Para-Indo-European) presumed to be related to it. It is not common usage to apply the term to a proposed family consisting of Indo-European and one or more known languages. Rather, binary comparisons involving Indo-European and one other family are usually named by prefixing "Indo-" to the name of the other entity, such as Indo-Uralic, Indo-Semitic or Indo-Tyrrhenian. Larger groups, involving more than one known non-Indo-European group, are usually named otherwise, such as Nostratic, Eurasiatic or Mitian.
Jörg Rhiemeier's concept of Macro-Indo-European (obsolete)
Jörg Rhiemeier speculated that the known Indo-European languages may have had unknown relatives, such as the Aquan languages which he postulates on the basis of the Old European hydronymy. The Macro-Indo-European family would thus consist of Indo-European proper, Aquan and perhaps further languages. He also coined the terms Micro-Indo-European for the non-Anatolian IE languages and Meso-Indo-European for the group consisting of Micro-Indo-European and Anatolian (and perhaps unknown Para-Anatolian languages). In this model, Macro-Indo-European corresponds to the first, Meso-Indo-European to the second, and Micro-Indo-European to the third Kurgan migration.
The resulting family tree looks like this:
- Macro-Indo-European
- Meso-Indo-European
- Micro-Indo-European
- all known non-Anatolian IE languages
- Anatolian
- hypothetical para-Anatolian languages
- Aquan
- possible further unknown languages
As of December 08, 2020, he no longer holds this position.
See also
- Aquan languages - obsolete theory of Jörg Rhiemeier
- Hesperic - Jörg Rhiemeier's conlang family based thereon
- Europic - even more obsolete theory of Jörg Rhiemeier
- Indo-Uralic
- Mitian
- Nostratic
