Ancient Macedonian language

The"Macedonian" I'm glad that you read Plato...Plato is good to open your mind...
What's your point now...that there isn't such ting as "greek language"?
Hermogenes and Socrates discuss about a word that doesn't sound hellenic...and they notice that Phrygians have some common words like udor(water) and kyn(dog)(have you ever heard IE language-family).
I don't think that there is even one to doupt for the value of the Greek language,espessialy the classic Attic...maybe you...
Have you ever heard the term "loan word"???Search your dictionary...except the thousand bulgarian(for you macedonian) words there is a huge ammount of greek words...don't be shocked...that happens...

I don't want to say that that means something but by fatal fortuity in all Slavonic languages words with root "ДАР" (DAR) means the same. But as Patrinos explained us there is a term "loan word" that usually explains all similarities between Greek and other languages

Originally posted by Anton I don't want to say that that means something but by fatal fortuity in all Slavonic languages words with root "ДАР" (DAR) means the same. But as Patrinos explained us there is a term "loan word" that usually explains all similarities between Greek and other languages

Also, I would like to recall one of Akritas researches about the ancient macedonian language. It has an ISO standard!!!

Ancient Macedonian language (provisional ISO-DIS 639-3.5 XMK). Subgrouping Code : Ancient Greek language or IEGreekB Group code: Greek Language or IEGreek.

Akritas all credits goes out to you for this find!

Originally posted by akritas Originally posted by Flipper Also, I would like to recall one of Akritas researches about the ancient macedonian language. It has an ISO standard!!! Ancient Macedonian language (provisional ISO-DIS 639-3.5 XMK).Subgrouping Code : Ancient Greek language or IEGreekBGroup code: Greek Language or IEGreek. Akritas all credits goes out to you for this find! Thanks Flipper A tribe that had only Greek names what language supposing to used for theirs daily life ? Thracians used Greek and Thracian names Illyrians used Greek and Illyrian names Greeks used Greek names.

The Thracians used Greek alphabet as well but wrote in their Thracian languages.

Let me add that their theater was in Greek as well. + That Macedonians had theaters (4 to be precise) before the Hellenistic years, something that was present only in Greek cultures by that time.


Edited by Flipper - 15-Dec-2006 at 01:22

Again, just to correct Flipper- most of Thracian inscriptions were made in Greek and only 4 found in Thracian language.

Edited by Anton - 15-Dec-2006 at 05:01

Originally posted by Flipper   When I mean Thracian, I don't  mean the Ionian Greek inscriptions of Thrace, but those belonging to the Phrygian, Paionian and other non-Greek tribes before their Hellenization.

Maybe. I just do not see any reason to suppose that Thracian adopted Greek language during Hellenistic age and thus in every particular case one need to prove that they were made by Greeks instead of "educated Thracians". Once we wrote each other PMs in English and Swedish which obviously does not mean that you are Englishman and I am (edited)Swedish. Right? I write this not to discuss Hellenization of Thracians again but to point out that your logic about Macedonians speaking Greek and difference with Thracians might not be as obvious as you suggest.  But I might be wrong and all inscriptions found in Thrace, Moesia and other places were indeed maid by Greeks.

Edited by Anton - 15-Dec-2006 at 10:59

Also one more thing about the English/Swedish thing and the PMS.

The fact that we're able to communicate this way, is because you have lived in Sweden and for me swedish is a native language. On the English side, I can speak with you in English because I went to a private school for english, I got certificated with Lower, Advanced and Technical English diplomas, I had an native english speaking girlfriend,my work etc ect.

Now, if I'm going to do a dedication to my dead wife I will definetely not write it in English. I would do it in Greek. Furthermore, I would give my kids a Greek or Swedish name and not an English f.ex Ian, like you wouldn't name your kids for Torbj�rn, Torsten or Gunilla. And I would definetely not name my kids for United Kindom

The last is a funny statement but there were women in Macedonia named Hellas lol. I mean, even in Greece today it is extremelly rare to find a girl named Hellada or Hellen. They would eather be children of a Pagan father or I don't know what.


Edited by Flipper - 15-Dec-2006 at 11:37

Originally posted by Flipper Also one more thing about the English/Swedish thing and the PMS. The fact that we're able to communicate this way, is because you have lived in Sweden and for me swedish is a native language. On the English side, I can speak with you in English because I went to a private school for english, I got certificated with Lower, Advanced and Technical English diplomas, I had an native english speaking girlfriend,my work etc ect. Now, if I'm going to do a dedication to my dead wife I will definetely not write it in English. I would do it in Greek. Furthermore, I would give my kids a Greek or Swedish name and not an English f.ex Ian, like you wouldn't name your kids for Torbjцrn, Torsten or Gunilla. And I would definetely not name my kids for United Kindom The last is a funny statement but there were women in Macedonia named Hellas lol. I mean, even in Greece today it is extremelly rare to find a girl named Hellada or Hellen. They would eather be children of a Pagan father or I don't know what.

Edited by Anton - 15-Dec-2006 at 11:53