The languages of Pakistan and Northern India share common roots. Around 5,200 BCE, Indo-Aryans began their migration into the Indus Valley and the areas that surround it. They pushed the old inhabitants of the land, the Dravidian’s, out and moved in. The Indo-Aryans brought with them their language. Through the course of five thousand years, influenced by external forces, the language developed in different ways into altogether different languages. Even though these languages do not resemble either each other, the structure is relatively similar. This is one reason for why languages of the Punjab, Kashmir and Northern Sindh share some structure.
According to my current understanding, Punjabi shares some structure with Siriaki as both developed in the planes of Punjab. And similarly Punjabi and Urdu share similar structure as both developed in Northern India. Therefore, Siriaki and Urdu will share some structure as well. Therefore, understanding the structure of Siriaki will not be too great a task. I intend to make use of all the experience my language partner has at his disposal in order to learn the intricacies and formalities of his culture and language. I expect the words, the phrases, and the rules of formal Siriaki to deviate much from its actual use. This is also the case with Urdu. However, I do believe that reference grammar will aid me in my endeavor but my primary source of knowledge will be my Language Partner.
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