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'''Mitian''' is a hypothetic language family consisting of [[Europic]], [[Uralo-Siberian languages|Uralo-Siberian]], Altaic and Kartvelian.
'''Mitian''' is a hypothetic language family proposed by [[User:WeepingElf|Jörg Rhiemeier]], consisting of [[Europic]], [[Uralo-Siberian languages|Uralo-Siberian]], Altaic and Kartvelian.
It is thus a subfamily of [[Nostratic]].
It is thus a subfamily of [[Nostratic]].
The name is derived from the characteriticv shapes of the 1st and 2nd person pronouns which are '''mi''' and '''ti''' or similar.
The name is derived from the characteriticv shapes of the 1st and 2nd person pronouns which are '''mi''' and '''ti''' or similar.
(The most likely Proto-Mitian forms are '''*'mi''' and '''*twi''', based on evidence from Indo-European.)
(The most likely Proto-Mitian forms are '''*'mi''' and '''*twi''', based on evidence from Indo-European.)

Revision as of 02:50, 14 February 2006

Mitian is a hypothetic language family proposed by Jörg Rhiemeier, consisting of Europic, Uralo-Siberian, Altaic and Kartvelian. It is thus a subfamily of Nostratic. The name is derived from the characteriticv shapes of the 1st and 2nd person pronouns which are mi and ti or similar. (The most likely Proto-Mitian forms are *'mi and *twi, based on evidence from Indo-European.)