The Origin of Sivandi Language

Subject Areas : Linguistics,dialectology,folklore,literature

Nadereh Nafisi ¹ (Department of Ancient Iranian Languages and Culture, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Abhar Branch, Abhar, Iran)

Received: 2024-03-14 Accepted : 2024-03-30 Published : 2024-02-20

Keywords: Iranian languages, Sivandi language, Median Language, Western Iranian Languages, Eastern Iranian Languages,

Abstract :

There are different opinions on the origin of the Sivandi language. To determine the origin of this language, one must examine all language features, including phonetics, word structure, and syntax, synchronically and diachronically. The phonetic features of this language show similarities with the languages of the western group, the northern branch, but to a lesser extent, with the western group of the southwestern branch. In some cases, the phonetic transformation, such as *hu, *x of Old Iranian to f, strengthens the theory of connecting this language with the languages of the western group, the northern branch.There are different opinions on the origin of the Sivandi language. To determine the origin of this language, one must examine all language features, including phonetics, word structure, and syntax, synchronically and diachronically. The phonetic features of this language show similarities with the languages of the western group, the northern branch, but to a lesser extent, with the western group of the southwestern branch. In some cases, the phonetic transformation, such as *hu, *x of Old Iranian to f, strengthens the theory of connecting this language with the languages of the western group, the northern branch.