Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.67
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.67
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“Schmidt has extended his studies even further and proposed to connect the Austro-Asiatic family with the Austro-nesian” to which, as stated above, the Malays belonged. Schmidt thus seeks to establish a “larger linguistic unity between Austro-Asiatic and Austro-nesian and calls the family thus constituted ‘Austric’.” Here, again, Schmidt indicates the possibility of an ethnic unity among the peoples whose linguistic affinity is thus definitely assured.