Meaning of Pelasgian | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An inhabitant of pre-Hellenic Greece.
2. The language spoken by the Pelasgians.

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Examples

“It seems evident that the Hellenes much excelled the Pelasgians in the spirit of enterprise and in military accomplishments.”

“In Homer the Pelasgians¹ are of little importance. They are inhabitants of Asia Minor, where they possess a Larissa, and fight in the ranks of the Trojan army. We also hear of Pelasgi among the inhabitants of Crete.”

“1869, Journal of the Ethnological Society of London, New Series, Volume 1, Ethnological Society of London, Trübner and Co. page 324, Pelasgian, therefore, is regarded by him as convertible with Illyrian, and that with Gueg, subject to modifications of Tosk and relations therewith.”

“[…]Malte-Brun described Pelasgian as a primitive version of Greek, and distinguished it from Illyrian, which he regarded as a branch of the Thracian language.”

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