The Mythology Channel | Deep Sight with John Colarusso: Small Nations, Big World - Peoples of the Caucasus and the Struggle to Survive- Mountain of Tongues (50 languages in an area the size of Spain)- 3 language families, relics of a linguistic world before the great expansions of Indo-European, Semitic, and Altaic families- Languages of mind-boggling complexity- Georgian: ‘I am kissing her’ ~ ‘me kissed she’- Abkhazian: lots of consonants, 2 or 3 vowels- Chechen and Daghestani: Lots of consonants and lots of vowels- Kingdoms of Abkhazia, Georgia, and Caucasian Alvania (Albania)- The Circassians and Ubykhs, the greatest warriors- The Chechens and (38) Daghestanis- Ethnic jokes- Alternative forms of national organization- Circassian tribal organzaition (shades of Scotland)- “Nested” allies in Daghestan- Conquered and suppressed by Russia- Seeking the light – what these cultures have to offer- Prestige for women- Veneration of the elderly (long lived)- Hospitality- Amazing sense of style- Spectacular dancing- Warrior spiritThe Mythology Channel Prev Next
