indo iranian
/ˌɪndoʊ ɪˈreɪniən/
noun
- A person who speaks an Indo-Iranian language, or a member of a group that speaks such a language.
- Historians trace the culture of the Indo-Iranians through shared myths and rituals.
- The Indo-Iranians migrated across Central Asia thousands of years ago.
- The early Indo-Iranians had a strong oral tradition.
adjective
- Relating to the group of languages that includes the languages of northern India, Iran, and surrounding regions, or to the people who speak them.
- Linguists study the Indo-Iranian branch of the larger Indo-European language tree.
- The Indo-Iranian language family includes Hindi, Urdu, Persian, and Pashto.
- Many ancient texts were written in Indo-Iranian languages.