Avestan

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    Introduction

    Avestan is a Eastern Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta. Iranian languages are part of the Indo-Iranian Language group. The Indo-Iranian language group is a branch of the Indo-European language family.

    Despite this modern linguistic classification of Avestan language, the determination of the geographical location of Avestan language is however by no means complete. Although modern scholars are increasingly pointing to eastern Iran as the origins of the Avestan language, there is evidence of an Avestan homeland in north-western Iran.

    Avestan Verb

    Primary active endings

    Singular Dual Plural
    1st -mi -vahi -mahi
    2nd -hi -tha -tha
    3rd -ti -tō / -thō -ngti

    Sample verb: 'to be'

    Present Imperative
    Sg.1 ahmī -
    Sg.2 ahī zdī
    Sg.3 astī astū
    Pl.1 mahī -
    Pl.2 stā -
    Pl.3 həṇtī hə̄ṇtū

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