Otto von Sadovszky
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Otto J. von Sadovszky, Hungarian-American
anthropologist and linguist. (1925 -2004).
Otto von Sadovszky was a professor
in anthropology at California State University
, Fullerton. He claims to have proven that almost 80 percent of the languages spoken by 19 Indian tribes in California
and two nations in Siberia
are related. The relationship consists of more than 10,000 different words and grammatical traits. The languages were or are spoken in an area from Monterey to Bodega Bay
and Sacramento
and San Joaquin Valley
, and by 6 000 Mansi and 17 000 Khanty
, east of the Urals
.
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anthropologist and linguist. (1925 -2004).
Otto von Sadovszky was a professor
Professor
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in anthropology at California State University
California State University
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, Fullerton. He claims to have proven that almost 80 percent of the languages spoken by 19 Indian tribes in California
California
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and two nations in Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
are related. The relationship consists of more than 10,000 different words and grammatical traits. The languages were or are spoken in an area from Monterey to Bodega Bay
Bodega Bay
Bodega Bay is a shallow, rocky inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the coast of northern California in the United States. It is approximately across and is located approximately northwest of San Francisco and west of Santa Rosa...
and Sacramento
Sacramento
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and San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin Valley
The San Joaquin Valley is the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton...
, and by 6 000 Mansi and 17 000 Khanty
Khanty people
Khanty / Hanti are an indigenous people calling themselves Khanti, Khande, Kantek , living in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, a region historically known as "Yugra" in Russia, together with the Mansi. In the autonomous okrug, the Khanty and Mansi languages are given co-official status with Russian...
, east of the Urals
Ural Mountains
The Ural Mountains , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. Their eastern side is usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia...
.