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<DIV class=Section1><PRE><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The Russian scholar Yuri <SPAN class=SpellE>Tambovtsev</SPAN> (</SPAN></FONT><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Novosibirsk</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>) writes with a question: <o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">"<SPAN class=GramE>could</SPAN> you tell me if the following Amerindian <SPAN class=SpellE>languages:Cofan</SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>Secoya</SPAN> (</SPAN></FONT><st1:country-region><st1:place>Ecuador</st1:place></st1:country-region>), <SPAN class=460363716-27112001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial> </FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=SpellE>Guambian</SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>Inga</SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>Piratopu</SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>Siriano</SPAN> (<st1:City><st1:place>Columbia</st1:place></st1:City>), <SPAN class=SpellE>Mam</SPAN> (<st1:country-region><st1:place>Guatemala</st1:place></st1:country-region>), <SPAN class=SpellE>Kadiweu</SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>Apinae</SPAN> (<st1:country-region><st1:place>Brazil</st1:place></st1:country-region>), <SPAN class=460363716-27112001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial> </FONT></SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN class=SpellE>Nahuatl</SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>Sayula</SPAN><SPAN class=SpellE><SPAN class=GramE><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN class=460363716-27112001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial> </FONT></SPAN>popoluca</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN class=SpellE>Totonac</SPAN> (<st1:country-region><st1:place>Mexico</st1:place></st1:country-region>) are incorporative, agglutinative or <SPAN class=SpellE>flective</SPAN>?<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Looking forward to hearing from you soon,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sincerely yours,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Yuri <SPAN class=SpellE>Tambovtsev</SPAN>" <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please reply directly to him at <A href="mailto:yutamb@mail.cis.ru">yutamb@mail.cis.ru</A> and at<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A href="mailto:yutamb@hotmail.com">yutamb@hotmail.com</A>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thank you--<SPAN class=SpellE>Wayles</SPAN> Browne, </SPAN></FONT><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Cornell</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></PRE>
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