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A proto-language is a language that reflects an earlier state in a language familiy. The emphasis is that it is reconstructed by comparing different members of the language family for which records are available.
Most notable proto-language is Proto-indoeuropean?.
The Proto-Bantu for example has been reconstructed by Guthrie and others.
A proto-language is a language that reflects an earlier state in a language familiy.
The emphasis is that it is reconstructed by comparing different members of the language family for which records are available.
Examples are Proto-Indo-European and Proto-Bantu.

See also:
Proto-World Language
A proto-language is a language that reflects an earlier state in a language familiy. The emphasis is that it is reconstructed by comparing different members of the language family for which records are available. Examples are Proto-Indo-European and Proto-Bantu.

See also: Proto-World Language

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