Tian Chen Zeng
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“A straightforward interpretation of this is that Yakutia_LNBA ancestry dispersed from East to West alongside the Uralic languages,”
Tian Chen Zeng · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-27
Zeng discussed how Yakutia_LNBA ancestry may have spread westward alongside Uralic languages.
“Yakutia_LNBA ancestry is the only East Asian ancestry present in the genetic makeup of almost all present and ancient Uralic-speaking populations.”
Tian Chen Zeng · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-27
Zeng noted that Yakutia_LNBA is the sole East Asian ancestry found across almost all Uralic-speaking populations.
“Neighboring populations speaking Indo-European languages tend not to have Yakutia_LNBA ancestry, or any other kind of East Asian ancestry,”
Tian Chen Zeng · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-27
Zeng explained that neighboring Indo-European speaking populations generally lack Yakutia_LNBA ancestry.
“it is extremely likely that ancient populations were multilingual.”
Tian Chen Zeng · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-27
Zeng acknowledged that ancient human populations were very likely multilingual.
“extensive language change would have likely involved migration — or at the very least the integration of a substantial fraction of linguistic newcomers into populations across a region — to a level that is likely to leave some genetic impact.”
Tian Chen Zeng · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-27
Zeng argued that major language shifts typically involved migration that left genetic traces.