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Why has it been impossible for linguists to decipher the harappan language?
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∙ 12y ago
No inscriptions have been found that are bilingual, so linguists can not compare another language to that of the Harappan, and therefore it has been impossible to crack.
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What language did the harappans speak?
The Harappan language was an Indus valley language. 2. They spoke a form of Sanskrit, according to a recent decipherment.
Why do historians not know much about the harappan civilization?
Because scholars have not yet learned to read their language so we know very little about Harappan society
What is the harappan writing that survives?
They have learned something
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What is SOOS mean in Indian language?
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What is the main reason the harappan language has not been deciphered?
Linguists have not found any inscription that are bilingual
What do linguists do?
Linguists study language.
Why is harappan language not decipher?
The language of the Harappans was partially deciphered in May 2010 by comparing it with Brahmi script and Linear Elamite. The seals were found to be Sanskrit, Tamil and Prakrit personal names, for the most part.
What does linguists mean?
relating to language
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Navajo is a very difficult language and impossible for the Japanese to decipher
What language still spoken today helped decipher the hieroglyphic code?
The language that helped decipher the hieroglyphics was Greek.
What language what the harappan civilization?
Sanskrit
Why so little known about Mohejo-Dao and Harappan culture?
We can't understand the Harappan language.
People who specialize in the study of language are called?
Linguists
Is English considered a Romance language?
No, it is classified by linguists as a Germanic language.
Was the Harappan language was closely related to the languages spoken in India today?
No. The connection between the Harappan language and Indian languages is theoretical, so at best you could say that the Harappan language is distantly related to the languages spoken in India, but this is only a possibility.
Are Anthropologists who learn about the past by studying the buried discards of a civilization are called linguists?
No, linguists are people who study linguistics / language
