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Languages on this page so far are Avestan, Indo-Iranian Languages, Kurdish, Pashto, Romany, Sinhalese, Tajik, and Urdu.
updated 9-5-2002 Avestan (Indo-Hittite), also called Avesta and erroneously called Zend, belongs to the Old Iranian sub-branch of the Iranian sub-branch of the Indo-Iranian sub-branch of the Indo-European sub-branch of the Indo-Hittite family of languages. Originally written with cuneiform symbols, after 300 B.C.E., it was written in an alphabet derived from Pehlevi script. It is the religious language of Zoroastrianism. The Avesta is the sacred book of the Zoroaster religion; Zend is the name of its Pehlevi (Middle Persian) translation. The "Gathas" are the oldest poems in the Avesta, dating from approximately 600 B.C.E. 491.52 Smith, Maria Wilkins S655s Studies in the syntax of the Gathas of Zarathustra RID: 30-4624 ITEM #: ave00001 294.3823 Tipitaka. Suttapitaka. English. Selections T5963.Ed Buddhist-suttas / translated from Pali by T.M. Rhys Davids. -- Delhi : Motilal Banarsidas, 1989 Includes the Avestan syllabary. RID: 68-8043 ITEM #: chi00236 Avestan
updated 8-26-2003 Indo-Iranian forms one sub-branch of the Indo-European branch of the Indo- Hittite family of languages. Indo-Iranian is further divided into sub-branches, Iranian and Indic, each of which includes a number of languages. The Iranian languages include Pashto (also called Afghan), Caspian, Kurdish, Ossetian, Persian, Tajik, and the Old Iranian languages, Avestan and Old Persian. Numbered among the Indic languages are many languages of India, both past present, including Bengali, Kashmiri, Romany (the language of the Gypsies), Gujarati, Hindi, Maldivian, Sinhalese, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit, Vedic, Oriya, Panjabi, Rajasthani, Sindhi, and Urdu. 909.0491497 Fraser, Angus M F841g The gypsies. -- Oxford, UK : Blackwell, 1992 RID: 92-5452 ITEM #: san00047 181.4 The Philosophy of the Grammarians. -- Princeton, N.J. : P568 RID: 90-47434 ITEM #: ini00001 Indo-Iranian Languages
updated 9-5-2002 Kurdish (Indo-Hittite) belongs to the Northwest Iranian sub-branch of the Iranian sub-branch of the Indo-Iranian sub-branch of the Indo-European branch of the Indo-Hittite family of languages. There are 3 dialects, Kurmanji, Pahlawani, and Laki, each with several sub-dialects. The Kurdish people are spread across Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. In Iraq and Iran, Kurdish is written in a modified Persi-Arabic alphabet, while in Turkey the Latin alphabet is used, and in Syria, Persian is employed. Kurdish has also been written with the Armenian, Latin, and Cyrillic alphabets in the Soviet Union. 956.0049159 Izady, Mehrdad R I98k The Kurds : a concise handbook. -- Washington : Crane Russak, 1992 RID: 92-8174 ITEM #: kur00001 956.00491597 McDowall, David M138m A modern history of the Kurds. -- London : I.B. Tauris, 1996 RID: 95-61533 ITEM #: kur00002 Kurdish
updated 12-4-2003 Pashto (I-E), also called Afghan and Pakhto, belongs to the Southeast Iranian sub-branch of the Indo-Iranian sub-branch of the Indo-European branch of the Indo-Hittite family of languages. It is spoken in Afghanistan, where it is one of the 2 main languages (the other is Persian), and in other countries in that area. There are several dialects. Pashto is written with the "Persi-Arabic" script, but the alphabet contains a number of letters not found in either Persian or Arabic. 295 Haug, Martin, 1827-1876 H3712e Essays on the sacred language, writings and religion 2000 of the Parsis. -- London : Routledge, 2000 RID: --- ITEM #: gem00002 307.762095492 Islam, A. K. M. Aminul I821b A Bangladesh village. -- Cambridge, Mass. : Schenkman Pub. Co., 1974 RID: 72-97191 ITEM #: ara00055 Pashto
updated 11-20-2000 Romany (Indo-Hittite), also called Romani and Gypsy, is the language of the people known as Gypsies. The language belongs to the Dardic sub-branch of the Indic sub-branch of the Indo-Iranian sub-branch of the Indo-European branch of the Indo-Hittite family of languages. There are many dialects. It is written with the Latin alphabet. By studying their language, anthropologists have been able to determine the probable homeland of this wandering people. 491.499 Barrow, George Henry, 1803-1881 B737r Romano lavo-lil RID: wln86-110149 ITEM #: rom00001 909.0491497003 Kenrick, Donald K369h Historical dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies). -- [S.l.] : Scarecrow Press, 1998 RID: 97-31419 ITEM #: rom00003 491.49 Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903 L537e The English gipsies ... 1874 RID: 68-22035 ITEM #: rom00002 909.0491497 McDowell, Bart M138g Gypsies, wanderers of the world. -- Washington : National Geographic Society, 1970 RID: 70-125339 ITEM #: rom00004 Romany
updated 9-6-2002 Sinhalese (Indo-Hittite), also called Sinhala and Singhalese, belongs to the Maldivian-Sinhalese sub-branch of the Indic sub-branch of the Indo-Iranian sub-branch of the Indo-European branch of the Indo-Hittite family of languages. Sinhalese is the official language of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). It was brought to Ceylon by immigrants from northern India in the fifth century B.C. The Sinhalese script has a very rounded appearance, with almost every syllable containing at least one curve, and many also have additional curlicues. 294.342 Paritta. English P234.Ep The book of protection : Paritta. -- Kandy : Buddhist Publication Society, 1975 RID: wln88-234397 ITEM #: snh00002 294.385 Prajnaparamita and related systems : studies in honor of Edward P898 Conze / edited by Lewis Lancaster. -- Berkeley : Berkeley Buddhist Studies Series, 1977 RID: 90-163327 ITEM #: snh00001 294.3823 Tipitaka. Suttapitaka. Dighanikaya T595Zd Dighanikaya-atthakathatika linatthavannana / edited by Lily De Silva. -- London : published for the Pali Text Society by Luzac, 1970 RID: 73-158349 ITEM #: san00070 Sinhalese
updated 9-9-2002 Tajik (Indo-Hittite), also spelled Tadzhik, belongs to the Southwest Iranian sub-branch of the Iranian sub-branch of the Indo-Iranian sub-branch of the Indo- European branch of the Indo-Hittite family of languages. It is spoken mainly in Tajikstan, and also in Uzbekistan. It is practically the same language as Persian, except for being written with the Cyrillic alphabet. 409.47 Comrie, Bernard, 1947- C738L The languages of the Soviet Union RID: 80-49861 ITEM #: rus00070 409.47 Fouse, Gary C F781L The languages of the former Soviet republics. -- [S.l.] : University Press of America, 2000 RID: 99-59842 ITEM #: lav00002 780.958 Levin, Theodore Craig L665h The hundred thousand fools of God. -- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1996 RID: 96-7607 ITEM #: rus00439 958.00882971 Muslims in Central Asia : expressions of identity and change / edited by M987 Jo-Ann Gross. -- Durham : Duke University Press, 1992. RID: 91-13772 ITEM #: uzb00001 Tajik
updated 4-4-2002 Urdu (Indo-Hittite) belongs to the Indic sub-branch of the Indo-Iranian sub- branch of the Indo-European branch of the Indo-Hittite family of languages. Urdu is the official language of Pakistan; it is also widely spoken in India. Although Hindi and Urdu are very similar, they are now generally considered separate languages, both by their speakers and by linguists. The term "Hindustani," now out of favor, includes both Hindi and Urdu. Urdu is written in Persi-Arabic script, and contains many words borrowed from Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. Hindi, on the other hand, has retained more words of Sanskrit origin. Urdu means "camp language," from its use in the military camps and marketplaces in and around Delhi, India. Following a strong Islamic influence in the 16th century, Urdu was for a while the "lingua franca" over much of the Indian subcontinent. 491.43 Adam, M. T A2d A dictionary, English and Hindi RID: wln86-110101 ITEM #: urd00001 891.4391008 An anthology of Urdu verse in English with the A628 original poems in Devanagari. - Delhi : Oxford University Press, 1995 RID: wln95-110375 ITEM #: urd00003 294 Charan Singh, Maharaj, 1916- C469s Spiritual discourses. - Punjab, India : 1996 Radha Soami Satsang Beas, 1996- RID: --- ITEM #: hin00028 891.439171 Faiz, Faiz Ahmad, 1911- F175n.Ea The rebel's silhouette. - Amherst : 1995 University of Massachusetts Press, 1995 English and Urdu on opposite pages. RID: 94-40502 ITEM #: urd00004 307.762095492 Islam, A. K. M. Aminul I821b A Bangladesh village. - Cambridge, Mass. : Schenkman Pub. Co., 1974 RID: 72-97191 ITEM #: ara00055 892.71008 Lyrics from Arabia / compiled, edited, and L992.Ea translated into English by Ghazi A. Algosaibi ; Urdu language translations by Qazi Saleem. - Boulder, Colo. : L. Rienner, 1986 RID: 84-51201 ITEM #: ara00056 959.5 Munan, Heidi M963m Malaysia. - Singapore : Times Books International, 1990 RID: wln92-452282 ITEM #: tel00001 297.1977 Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza, 1960- M447Zn Mawdudi and the making of Islamic revivalism. -- New York : Oxford University Press, 1996 RID: 95-201 ITEM #: ara00043 780.954 Pesch, Ludwig P473i The illustrated companion to South Indian classical music. - [S.l.] : Oxford University Press, 1999 RID: 99-932759 ITEM #: hin00047 891.4391009 Petievich, Carla Rae, 1956- P487as Assembly of rivals. - [S.l.] : Manohar Publications, 1992 Includes Urdu poetry in both Persi-Arabic script and in transliteration. RID: 92-908563 ITEM #: urd00005 491.4332 Platts, John Thompson, 1830-1904 P719d A dictionary of Urdu ... RID: wln86-110277 ITEM #: urd00002 787.82 Shankar, Ravi, 1920- S5286Z Raga mala. - [S.l.] : Welcome Rain Pub., 1999 RID: --- ITEM #: hin00055 915.49 Swift, Hugh S977t Trekking in Pakistan and India. - San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, 1990 RID: 89-10167 ITEM #: bus00001 808.8399287 Truth-tales : contemporary writings by Indian T874 women. - New Delhi : Kali for Women, 1987 RID: 89-900444 ITEM #: hin00068 929.60941 Woodcock, Thomas W886o The Oxford guide to heraldry / Thomas Woodcock, John Martin Robinson. - Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 1988 RID: 88-23554 ITEM #: hin00074 Urdu
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