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Friday, 11 June 2021

Linguistic Archaeology: when we learned to ride

To Ride in almost every language

1. To Ride
2. Om te ry
3. Për të hipur
4. megalebi
5. rukub
6. varel
7. GBZMBK (azerbaijan)
8. gidatu
9. jechać
10. Cālātē
11. Da ce vozi
12. conduir
13. mosakay
14. kukwera
15. Qí
16. cavalcà
17. jahati
18. jezdit
19. at ride
20. rijden
21. rajdi (esperanto)
22. sõitma
23. sumakay
24. ratsastaa
25. conduire
26. Ride (frisian)
27. montar
28. gaseirneba
29. Reiten
30. na odigíso
31. Savārī karavā
32. Pou monte
33. Don hawa
34. E holo
35. *R*B (hebrew)
36. savaaree karane ke lie
37. caij
38. lovagolni
39. að ríða
40. na-agba ịnyịnya
41. mengendarai
42. chun turas
43. cavalcare
44. Noru
45. numpak
46. Savāri māḍalu
47. Aydaw
48. chiah
49. Gutwara
50. tago
51. Siwar kirin
52. minüü
53. khi
54. vehi (latin)
55. braukt
56. važiuoti
57. ze fueren
58. reiden
59. Da vozi
60. mitaingina
61. untuk menunggang
62. ōṭikkān
63. tirkeb
64. eke
65. Cālavaṇē
66. joloodokh
67. hcee raan
68. Caḍanu
69. Å ri
70. *L*L (pashto)
71. S* (persian)
72. jeździć
73. cavalgar
74. Dī savārī karana la'ī
75. A calari
76. Yezdit
77. Ia tiʻetiʻe
78. Gus rothaireachd
79. Voziti
80. Ho palama
81. kuchovha
82. *A* (sindhi)
83. padinna
84. jazdiť
85. jahati
86. raacid
87. a montar
88. kupanda
89. att åka
90. savor şudan
91. Cavāri ceyya
92. МA*NAY*PTŲ (tatar)
93. Naḍapaḍāniki
94. Pheụ̄̀x thī̀ ca k̄hī̀
95. sürmek
96. yikhaty
97. MYNY* (uyghur)
98. minmoq
99. cưỡi
100. i reidio
101. ukukhwela
102. tsu reytn
103. Lati gùn
104. ukugibela


Popularity of Use
A       %      E      %       I       %      O       %        U         %
68  65%     38  36%    57  54%   27  25%       29  27%

B       %      C      %       D       %      F       %        G         %
9     8%      22  21%     28  26%     1  <1%        16  15%

H       %      J      %       K       %      L       %        M         %
18  17%     9    8%       26  25%    17  16%      20   19%

N       %      P      %       Q       %      R       %        S         %
37  35%     9    8%       2     1%      42  40%       16  15%

T       %      V      %       W       %      X       %        Y         %
33  31%     17  16%    6      5%      1   <1%        11  10%

Z       %
10   9%


Popularity of use
65% A: *A* (sindhi),
54% I, A:
40% R, I, A: Å ri,
36% E, R, I, A:
35% N, E, R, I, A:
31% T, N, E, R, I, A: Ia tiʻetiʻe, Reiten,
27% U, T, N, E, R, I, A:
26% D, U, T, N, E, R, I, A: at ride, Ride (frisian), reiden,
25% K, O, D, U, T, N, E, R, I, A: att åka, i reidio, ōṭikkān, eke, Noru, khi, To Ride,
21% C, K, O, D, U, T, N, E, R, I, A: conduire, raacid, cưỡi, Caḍanu, conduir,
19% M, C, K, O, D, U, T, N, E, R, I, A: minüü, a montar, Pou monte, montar,
17% H, M, C, K, O, D, U, T, N, E, R, I, A: chiah, hcee raan, að ríða,
16% V, L, H, M, C, K, O, D, U, T, N, E, R, I, A: *L*L (pashto), A calari, kuchovha, vehi (latin), Cālavaṇē, cavalcare, E holo, varel, Cālātē, cavalcà,
15% S, G, V, L, H, M, C, K, O, D, U, T, N, E, R, I, A: savor şudan, sürmek, Lati gùn, S* (persian), cavalgar, Dī savārī karana la'ī, Gus rothaireachd, mitaingina, untuk menunggang, Savāri māḍalu, tago, mengendarai, chun turas, savaaree karane ke lie, lovagolni, na odigíso, Savārī karavā, gaseirneba, gidatu, sõitma, ratsastaa,
10% Y, S, G, V, L, H, M, C, K, O, D, U, T, N, E, R, I, A: yikhaty, MYNY* (uyghur), tsu reytn, Cavāri ceyya, Om te ry, mosakay, sumakay,
9% Z, Y, S, G, V, L, H, M, C, K, O, D, U, T, N, E, R, I, A: Yezdit, Voziti, jeździć, važiuoti, Da vozi, Da ce vozi,
8% P, J, B, Z, Y, S, G, V, L, H, M, C, K, O, D, U, T, N, E, R, I, A: МA*NAY*PTŲ (tatar), Naḍapaḍāniki, ukugibela, padinna, jazdiť, jahati, kupanda, joloodokh, Ho palama, tirkeb, numpak, braukt, na-agba ịnyịnya, caij, *R*B (hebrew), rijden, rajdi (esperanto), jahati, jezdit, GBZMBK (azerbaijan), jechać, Për të hipur, megalebi, rukub,
5% W, P, J, B, Z, Y, S, G, V, L, H, M, C, K, O, D, U, T, N, E, R, I, A: Siwar kirin, Gutwara, ukukhwela, Aydaw, kukwera, Don hawa,
1% Q, W, P, J, B, Z, Y, S, G, V, L, H, M, C, K, O, D, U, T, N, E, R, I, A: Qí, minmoq,
<1% X, F, Q, W, P, J, B, Z, Y, S, G, V, L, H, M, C, K, O, D, U, T, N, E, R, I, A: ze fueren, Pheụ̄̀x thī̀ ca k̄hī̀,

Conclusion: At 65% riding appears with the A-I-R linguistic subgroup (Gypsy Tribes, ScotqtishHighlandF, IndianF, SanskritM, ArabicM, MaoriM, ArmenianF, Witch, Reed, and now to ride) with earliest known riding at less than 65% with *A* (sindhi). The earliest intact form is Å ri (Norwegian) at 40%.
A band gap 36%-35% and more riding with Ia tiʻetiʻe (Samoan), and Reiten (German) at 31% followed by a second bandgap until riding becomes popular at 26% with peak riding at 8% down to less than 1%.

They are riding before the discovery of the horse by the Yoruba. What are they riding? Cattle or water buffalo? Likely Water Buffalo as reeds are a coastal wetland plant and water Buffalo are better suited to warm/coastal wetlands.

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