Gaulish language
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Recent papers in Gaulish language
This interdisciplinary study allowed me to establish, on the basis of linguistic, genetic, archaeological, historical and religious data, that linguistic concordances between Gaulish and Slavic were linked with Neolithic migrations from... more
Yextis Keltika is an essay between a conlang and an exhaustive summary or compilation of what we know about Gaulish.
It contains a collection of most of the Gaulish texts and some in other Celtic languages of the Antiquity.
It contains a collection of most of the Gaulish texts and some in other Celtic languages of the Antiquity.
Abstract : this study, which first aim was to demonstrate the correspondences between the Gaulish language and the Slavic languages, between which I found 500 common words, allowed me also to demonstrate, on the basis of genetical,... more
This study, which first aim was to demonstrate correspondences between Gaulish and Slavic languages, between which I found 500 common words, allowed me also to establish, on the basis of genetical, archaeological and religious data, that... more
This is just a map from my Persian article, I will translate it to English soon.
Those place-names which combine noun + noun (and, to a lesser extent, adjective + noun) in close compounds are regarded as among the most ancient Irish place-names. It is widely held that they reflect a structure dating back to the... more
Nous voudrions ici porter à connaissance un nouveau cas de toponyme gaulois *Lugudūnon (Montlieu, Charente-Maritime), et revenir sur l’identification erronée de deux autres cas proposés antérieurement (Saint-Lizier en Ariège et un... more
Abstract : this study, which first aim was to demonstrate correspondences between Gaulish and Slavic languages, between which I found 500 common words, allowed me also to establish, on the basis of genetical, archaeological and religious... more
An anthology of mostly original poetry and prose in the modern Gaulish language, Galáthach, by nine different authors.
A possible reflex of the (Indo-)European stem *alut- in the Old Celtic onomastics.
Les noms de lieux corréziens classés d'une façon thématique et repris par un index de près de 3000 appellations, suivi d'un index étymologique de 2000 entrées
Les arbres remarquables comme le chêne, le châtaignier, le bouleau et autres essences marquent fréquemment d'une façon spécifique la toponymie. Cette présence fait l'objet d'ailleurs d'une étude spécifique de cet ouvrage. Mais il existe... more
Le guerrier gaulois de première ligne Ce que l'onomastique peut nous dire : Nomen est omen. Il y a un ensemble de noms de Gaulois, formés différemment, mais dont la signification récurrente semble désigner les guerriers de première ligne... more
The "Dictionnaire des thèmes nominaux du gaulois - A Dictionary of Gaulish Nominal Stems. Vol. I Ab-/Iχs(o)-", Editions Les Cent Chemins, Paris 2019, 398 pp., 39€, is available at Amazon :... more
The aim of this paper is to offer an overview of the use of the Latin alphabet to write the so-called fragmentary languages of Italy and Western Europe during Antiquity. The Latin alphabet was created from an Etruscan model to write... more
This interdisciplinary study allowed me to establish, on the basis of linguistic, genetic, archaeological, historical and religious data, that linguistic concordances between Gaulish and Slavic were linked with Neolithic migrations from... more
Le nom du cheval est un des mieux assurés dans la reconstruction linguistique indo-européenne, au plan lexical, dans la phraséologie (collocation de lexèmes), et dans l'onomastique personnelle, à tel point qu'on peut considérer le cheval... more
This interdisciplinary study, published in Scientific Culture, journal supported by the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, allowed me to establish, on the basis of linguistic, genetic, archaeological, historical and religious data,... more
La troisième édition de mon 'Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise (Errance-Actes Sud, juin 2018, 440 pp. 38 €) est parue. Disponible incessamment dans les librairies.
Throughout history, the Druids have always been seen as sorcerers who had a strong bond with nature. Ancestral knowledge holders within Celtic society, directed all religious activity as the highest authority linked to the gods, practiced... more
Despite the difficulties to understand the verbal morphology of Gaulish, what we know at present allows us to tentatively reconstruct a Common Celtic verbal system which can explain some peculiarities of the Insular Celtic languages. The... more
Si les grands cours d'eau et les belles rivières comme la Corrèze, la Dordogne, la Vézère possèdent un nom qui leur est propre, il en va différemment pour les innombrables ruisselets, canaux, rigoles, et autres biefs de la Corrèze.... more
This article discusses a problem in integrating archaeology and philology. For most of the twentieth century, archaeologists associated the spread of the Celtic languages with the supposed westward spread of the ‘eastern Hallstatt... more
In hAmanar Colighnu ach in Blédhn Nói Celthach: Athanséru. /// The Coligny Calendar and the Celtic New Year: An Analysis. Abstract /// Edhichléthan A linguistic and historical analysis of the names of the months of the Coligny... more
La « naissance » de l'eau par la source a toujours fasciné les hommes du fait de l'aspect mystérieux que revêtait cette force jaillissante à l'aspect turbulent, mouvant ayant tous les aspects du vivant, et pourtant provenant de l'univers... more
Conférence "zoom" devant la Société Belge d'Etudes Celtiques le 5 décembre 2020
The complete grammar of reconstructed modern Gaulish, designed for the revival of the language in the 21st century.
ABSTRACT. - Four etymological notes : 1. The word αουα of the inscription of Cavaillon, G-121, rather means 'grandmother' than 'granddaughter'. 2. A stem Adu-, Atu-, Attu-of the Gaulish anthroponymy and theonymy could represent the... more
The religion of ancient Gaul was based on local cults rather than a universal doctrine; still, there are similarities that present clear connections to a single underlying structure. By employing Classical literature, archaeology,... more
This interdisciplinary study, published in Scientific Culture, allowed me to establish, on the basis of linguistic, genetic, archaeological, historical and religious data, that linguistic concordances between Gaulish and Slavic were... more
This article discusses a problem in integrating archaeology and philology. For most of the twentieth century, archaeologists associated the spread of the Celtic languages with the supposed westward spread of the ‘eastern Hallstatt... more