Siberian, Native American Languages Linked -- A First (fwd link)

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Siberian, Native American Languages Linked -- A First

John Roach
for National Geographic News
March 26, 2008

A fast-dying language in remote central Siberia shares a mother tongue with
dozens of Native American languages spoken thousands of miles away, new
research confirms.

The finding may allow linguists to weigh in on how the Americas were first
settled, according to Edward Vajda, director of the Center for East Asian
Studies at Western Washington University in Bellingham.

Full article link below:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080326-language-link.html