Linguistic Archaeology: Rivers of Iceland

Rivers of Iceland
1. Hvítá
2. Krossá
3. Kúthafljót
4. Markarfljót
5. Mustafl
6. Ölfusá (the Icelandic river with the greatest flow)
7. Rangá [ˈrauŋkˌauː]
8. Skaftá
9. Skeithará
10. Skógá [ˈskouː(ɣ)ˌauː]
11. Sog
12. Thjórsá (the longest river in Iceland, 230 km)
13. Tungnaá
14. Fossá
15. Kjarrá
16. Thervá
17. Northurá
18. Dynjandi
19. Kolbeinsá
20. Stathará [ˈstaːðarˌauː]
21. Blanda
22. Eyjafjarthará [ˈeiːjaˌfjarðarˌauː]
23. Eystri Jökulsá [ˈeistrɪ ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː]
24. Fnjóská [ˈfnjouskˌauː]
25. Glerá
26. Grafará
27. Gönguskarthsá
28. Heithará
29. Hérathsvötn
30. Hjaltadalsá
31. Skagafjörthur
32. Hofsá
33. Vesturdalur
34. Hörgá [ˈhœrkˌauː]
35. Jökulsá á Fjöllum
36. Kolka (Kolbeinsdalsá)
37. Laxá [ˈlaksˌauː]
38. Northurá [ˈnɔrðʏrˌauː]
39. Sauthá
40. Skjálfandafljót
41. Svartá
42. Saemundará
43. Vatnsdalsá [ˈvasːˌtalsˌauː]
44. Hamarsá [ˈhaːmar̥sˌauː]
45. Jökulsá á Dal
46. Jökulsá í Fljótsdal [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈfljoutsˌtaːl̥]
47. Jökulsá í Lóni [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈlouːnɪ]
48. Lagarfljót [ˈlaːɣarˌfljouːt]
49. Selfljót [ˈsɛlˌfljouːt]

Popularity of Use
A      %     E     %      I      %     O      %       U        %
47 94%    9 18%     8 16%     26 52%     16 32%

B      %     C     %      D      %     F      %       G        %
2    4%     0    0%     9  18%     16 32%      19 20%

H      %     J     %      K      %     L      %       M        %
18 36%    15 30%   18 36%    20 40%     5    10%

N      %     P     %      Q      %     R      %       S        %
13 26%    0    0%     0    0%     23 46%      30 60%

T      %     V     %      W      %     X      %       Y        %
27 54%    5 10%      0     0%    1     2%       3     6%

Z      %
0   0%

Popularity of use
94% A:
60% S, A:
54% T, S, A:
52% O, T, S, A:
46% R, O, T, S, A:
40% L, R, O, T, S, A:
36% H, K, L, R, O, T, S, A: Krossá, Stathará [ˈstaːðarˌauː], Kolka (Kolbeinsdalsá),
32% F, U, H, K, L, R, O, T, S, A: Ölfusá (the Icelandic river with the greatest flow), Skaftá, Fossá, Hofsá, Sauthá,
30% J, F, U, H, K, L, R, O, T, S, A: Kúthafljót, Kjarrá, Thjórsá (the longest river in Iceland, 230 km),
26% N, J, F, U, H, K, L, R, O, T, S, A: Northurá, Fnjóská [ˈfnjouskˌauː], Northurá [ˈnɔrðʏrˌauː],
20% G, N, J, F, U, H, K, L, R, O, T, S, A: Skógá [ˈskouː(ɣ)ˌauː], Sog, Tungnaá, Rangá [ˈrauŋkˌauː], Grafará, Gönguskarthsá, Skagafjörthur, Hörgá [ˈhœrkˌauː], Lagarfljót [ˈlaːɣarˌfljouːt],
18% D, E, G, N, J, F, U, H, K, L, R, O, T, S, A: Skjálfandafljót, Jökulsá á Dal, Selfljót [ˈsɛlˌfljouːt], Glerá, Hjaltadalsá,
16% I, D, E, G, N, J, F, U, H, K, L, R, O, T, S, A: Jökulsá í Fljótsdal [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈfljoutsˌtaːl̥], Jökulsá í Lóni [ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː i ˈlouːnɪ], Skeithará, Heithará,
10% V, M, I, D, E, G, N, J, F, U, H, K, L, R, O, T, S, A: Vesturdalur, Jökulsá á Fjöllum, Thervá, Hérathsvötn, Hvítá, Markarfljót, Mustafl, Svartá, Saemundará, Vatnsdalsá [ˈvasːˌtalsˌauː], Hamarsá [ˈhaːmar̥sˌauː],
6% Y, V, M, I, D, E, G, N, J, F, U, H, K, L, R, O, T, S, A: Dynjandi, Eyjafjarthará [ˈeiːjaˌfjarðarˌauː], Eystri Jökulsá [ˈeistrɪ ˈjœːkʏlsˌauː],
4% B, Y, V, M, I, D, E, G, N, J, F, U, H, K, L, R, O, T, S, A: Kolbeinsá, Blanda,
2% X, B, Y, V, M, I, D, E, G, N, J, F, U, H, K, L, R, O, T, S, A: Laxá [ˈlaksˌauː],
0% Z, W, P, Q, C



Conclusion: A-S Linguistic Group. 

A-S subgroup                              Sex          %        Dev. Chain
Rivers of Iceland                                        94%   (A; S; T; O; R)
• Saturn                                             86%   (A; S; N; T; R; U)
• 72 Spirits of the brazen vessel   72%   (A; S; R; O)
• Sand                                               68%    (A; S; E; I; M)
Japanese flowers                                     62%    (A; S; I, U)
Estonian Family names                           57%    (A; S; R, L; I; K)
• Forest                                            55%    (A; S; O; N; L; I; E)
• Ghost                                             53%    (A; S; E; T, M, U)


Estonians originate in iceland.