Family Tree of Languages Has Roots in Anatolia, Biologists Say
reflect on how knowing a language's history can help you learn the language:\
I know there are more consonants and different pronunciation in dari than in farsi; I know why the letters are arabic; why there are cognates? because of history
if it is an old word like mother I can look to a cognate
if it is a really new word like malaria I can look to a cognate
if its in between I have to know indo iranian
is this accessible? During the Sassanian era, a very advanced form of alphabet was used, what is today known as the "Din Dabereh". It has 48 alphabets consisting of 14 vowels and 34 consonants. This alphabet is capable of recording all types of sound and therefore every language.
for fear of persecution from the muslims, dari was a secret language:
The Zarathushties of Kerman born after 1940's do not speak Dari, because their parents, who thought that by speaking Dari their children would develop a Farsi accent unique to Dari speakers and thus be recognized as Zarathushti in school and thus be harassed by the Muslims, did not teach them Dari. Fortunately the Zarathushties of Yazd have maintained a strong link with this language and every child learns and speaks this language. (iran chamber society)
Indo-Iranian
cognates: Since the 10th century AD, with the entry of Mongolian, Turkish, and most recently, French and English words into New Persian
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