The Roots of Sindhi Language in the Vadic Era
تلخیص
This paper explores the antiquity of Sindhi Language with
reference to the ancient Vedic Era, by tracing its roots in the Vedic
Culture. It postulates that tracing the roots of Sindhi language in the
Vedic Culture can act as a very tangible bridge connecting the
ancient Sindhi language with the Proto-Dravidian language of
Indus Valley Civilization, including with its pristine un-deciphered
script. The attempt is predicated on a putative historical
background. Endeavors have been initiated to discuss the parallel
evolution of Sindhi and Sanskrit languages in the context of Vedic
Culture through an analytic study of both the ancient languages.
The researcher herein argues that being the language of the Elite
Class (Aryans), inevitably preference was given to Sanskrit language.
Consequently every sort of oral literature was narrated in the (holy)
Sanskrit language. Meanwhile Sindhi remained a second language
throughout the centuries resulting in the disappearance of the roots
of Sindhi language and its gradual disconnection with the ProtoDravidian language of the Indus Valley Civilization. The praetorian
Aryan violence and political hegemony demolished and uprooted
the links between the Vedic Sindhi language and the ProtoDravidian Sindhi language. Most probably Sindhi is a Dravidian
Language but later on after the dominance and influence of the
Persian and Arabic languages, Sindhi has been included in the IndoAryan group of Languages.
Aziz Kangrani. (2019) سنڌيٻوليَءجونويدڪدؤر۾ َجُڙون, Sindhi Boli (Research Journal), Volume-12, Issue-1.
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