
Deciphering Ancient Scripts: Interview with Silvia Ferrara
Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast
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What Is the Rongorongo Script on the Mamari Tablet?
The rongorongo script is one of these undeciphered scripts from the ancient world. It dates to the sevent eighteenth century, and we really don't know whether it was in invented from scratchi in easter, which is an island off the pacific coast. We're trying to probe into understanding what sound each sign may represent. And i have a researcher that's working on it, and he's brilliant. I imagine 99 % of the people listening to you don't know what the mamar is. Honestly, myself included. But yes, let's get into that.
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