Aryan languages may refer to the following:
- The Indo-Iranian languages as a whole
- Indo-Aryan languages, one of the two main branches of Indo-Iranian languages
- Iranian languages, the other main branch of the Indo-Iranian languages
- Aryan languages is also used by 19th century linguists to refer to the Indo-European languages as a whole, but the scholarly use of use of this term in this sense ended between about 1905 and 1910 and is obsolete in modern linguistic literature; however it continued to be used in this sense in the early decades of the 20th century by authors writing for the popular mass market such H.G. Wells
Famous quotes containing the word languages:
“People in places many of us never heard of, whose names we can’t pronounce or even spell, are speaking up for themselves. They speak in languages we once classified as “exotic” but whose mastery is now essential for our diplomats and businessmen. But what they say is very much the same the world over. They want a decent standard of living. They want human dignity and a voice in their own futures. They want their children to grow up strong and healthy and free.”
—Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978)