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Languages are classified based on relatedness, not geography. Just as you have an Indo-Aryan language, Sinhala, that made it down to Sri Lanka, you also have a
by ummonk 5y ago
Languages are classified based on relatedness, not geography. Just as you have an Indo-Aryan language, Sinhala, that made it down to Sri Lanka, you also have a Dravidian language, Brahui, that stuck around up in Pakistan.
- thaumasiotes 5y agoThe famous example of an "out of place" language is Madagascar, where they speak a language you'd expect to find spoken by Pacific islanders.