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4 days ago · The Indo-Aryan migrations [note 1] were the migrations into the Indian subcontinent of Indo-Aryan peoples, an ethnolinguistic group that spoke Indo-Aryan languages. These are the predominant languages of today's Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, North India, Eastern Pakistan, and Sri Lanka . Indo-Aryan migration into the region, from Central Asia ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Sanskrit language, (from Sanskrit saṃskṛta, “adorned, cultivated, purified”), an Old Indo-Aryan language in which the most ancient documents are the Vedas, composed in what is called Vedic Sanskrit. Although Vedic documents represent the dialects then found in the northern midlands of the Indian subcontinent and areas immediately east ...
- George Cardona
2 days ago · Indo-Aryan refers to the populations speaking an Indo-Aryan language or identifying as Indo-Aryan; they form the predominant group in Northern Indian subcontinent. The largest Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic groups are Hindi–Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Odia, and Sindhi. More than 900 million people ...
2 days ago · The Indo-Aryan languages preserve the three series unchanged but have evolved a fourth series of voiceless aspirated consonants. The Iranian languages probably passed through the same stage, subsequently changing the aspirated stops into fricatives. Greek converted the voiced aspirates into voiceless aspirates.
- † indicates this branch of the language family is extinct
- Proto-Indo-European
- One of the world's primary language families
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Apr 27, 2024 · Hindi language, member of the Indo-Aryan group within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the preferred official language of India, although much national business is also done in English and the other languages recognized in the Indian constitution. In India, Hindi is spoken as a first language by nearly 425 ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 28, 2024 · Punjabi language, one of the most widely spoken Indo-Aryan languages. The old British spelling “Punjabi” remains in more common general usage than the academically precise “Panjabi.”. In the early 21st century there were about 30 million speakers of Punjabi in India. It is the official language of.
Apr 30, 2024 · Odia: Odia, also known as Oriya, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha and parts of neighboring states. It has a history dating back to the 7th century CE and is known for its unique script and vibrant literary tradition. Punjabi: Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by over 100 million people worldwide.
