20-09-2019, 08:25 AM
For me the mythology of the manuscript is less interesting than the script, at least for analyzing purposes. But what I can say is, that their are Indic influences to the manuscript. For example the drawing of page 68r3 was also found in an Indian temple. And also the references to the bull (page 57v) as the beginner of the year, seem to come from India. But there are also Arabic and Persian influences in it, so I would say, that Bax and Singh both are experts you can go with.
The Romani Language as far as we knew it today seems to be a result of an ongoing creolization. Its development begins in Southern India, leading through long phases of settlement in the Kushan Empire and some Arabic kingdoms over the Ottoman Empire, ending in different not only European countries. There most common phonetic sound disappeared over the centuries. So we need all experts we can reach, to say anything definitive about Romani.
Concerning the Basques: @raven said that the culture and mythology of the Voynich people were influenced by only two seasons of the year. Both of them, the Basques and the Romani did have only Summer and Winter in their old religions. Also water was important for them. You can see it in their way naming the month.
The Romani Language as far as we knew it today seems to be a result of an ongoing creolization. Its development begins in Southern India, leading through long phases of settlement in the Kushan Empire and some Arabic kingdoms over the Ottoman Empire, ending in different not only European countries. There most common phonetic sound disappeared over the centuries. So we need all experts we can reach, to say anything definitive about Romani.
Concerning the Basques: @raven said that the culture and mythology of the Voynich people were influenced by only two seasons of the year. Both of them, the Basques and the Romani did have only Summer and Winter in their old religions. Also water was important for them. You can see it in their way naming the month.