From: O'Regan, Emlyn (Emlyn.ORegan@actew.com.au)
Date: Thu Jul 15 1999 - 20:50:20 MDT
Some finns I knew told me that their language is actually quite divergent
from other european languages, from the same area. Apparently its a little
island out on its own, and shares more structurally with some asian
languages than with those of its neigbours.
Anybody got more info than "some guy told me"?
Emlyn
> > |English: pride, envy, wrath, sloth, lust, greed, and gluttony.
> > |Swedish: högmod, avund, vrede, lättja, vällust, girighet och frosseri.
> > Finnish: ylpeys, kateus, viha, velttous, himo, ahneus ja mässäily.
>
> Im surprised there isnt more similarity between Swedish and Finnish.
> Are they not of common origin, like English and German? spike
>
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