What languages is Basque related to?
The Basques have unique customs and a language – Euskera – that is unrelated to any other spoken in Europe, or indeed the world. Nestled in a mountainous corner of Atlantic Europe, they also show distinct genetic patterns to their neighbours in France and Spain.
What language is closest to Farsi?
Luri. Luri is spoken in Iran and is the closest language to Farsi other than Dari and Tajiki.
What is the difference between Iranian and Iranic languages?
The term Iranian is applied to any language which descends from the ancestral Proto-Iranian language. Some scholars such as John Perry prefer the term Iranic as the anthropological name for the linguistic family and ethnic groups of this category (many of which exist outside Iran), while Iranian for anything about the country Iran.
What is the Old Persian dialect of Iran?
Old Persian is the Old Iranian dialect as it was spoken in south-western Iran by the inhabitants of Parsa, who also gave their name to their region and language. Genuine Old Persian is best attested in one of the three languages of the Behistun inscription, composed circa 520 BC, and which is the last inscription…
What is the proto language of the Indo-Iranian languages?
(December 2018) The common proto-language of the Indo-Iranian languages is the Proto-Indo-Iranian language, which has been reconstructed. The oldest attested Indo-Iranian languages are Vedic Sanskrit, Older and Younger Avestan and Old Persian (ancient Iranian languages).
What is the common ancestor of all the Iranian languages?
The Iranian languages all descend from a common ancestor: the so-called Proto-Iranian which itself evolved from Proto-Indo-Iranian. This ancestor language is speculated to have origins in Central Asia and the Andronovo Culture is suggested as a candidate for the common Indo-Iranian culture around 2000 BC.