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Friday, 25 December 2020

Linguistic Archaeology: the Olmec

Olmec Names

1. Bada: Ku or governor of Rio Pesquero Veracruz.
2. Bu
3. Kele: An Epi-Olmec ruler buried at Tikal
4. Ki: An Epi-Olmec ruler from Guatemala
5. Po Ngbe: A ruler from between 900 and 600 BC
6. TuTu: Governor at Tuxtla
7. U-Kix-chan: Olmec king of Palenque
8. Yo Pe: King of Mojarra, born on 21 May 143 AD

Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
2  25%       3  37%       2  25%     2    25%         3      37%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
3  37%       1  12%        1  12%       0      0%       1    12%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
1   12%        0     0%     3  37%       1  12%        0         0%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
2    25%     2    25%      0       0%    0        0%      0        0%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
1  12%       0     0%       0        0%    1    12%        1    12%

Z       %
0      0%

Popularity of use
37% E, U, B, K: Bu,
25% A, I, O, N, P, E, U, B, K: Ki,
12% C, D, G, H, L, T, X, Y, A, I, O, N, P, E, U, B, K: U-Kix-chan, Bada, Po Ngbe, Kele, TuTu, Yo Pe,
0% F, J, M, Q, R, S, V, W, Z

Conclusion: Olmec culture begins at 37% with Bu. It peaks culturally at 12% fully literate (a period as early as 900BC-extending to 143AD). If each period represents 1000 years of Olmec cultural growth, Olmec likely begin around 2900BC. With U, K, B and E. The -uk suffix is related to the Aboriginal Australian names of identical suffix, and its use in indonesian and inuit. Data is insufficient to separate out a particular linguistic origin, but at this stage we can conclude its likely they are descended from the Sahul -uk group and e group.

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