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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The Ris language is a Rana language with a number of speakers totalling over 245,000. Maybe. It is designed to be closely related to the [[w:Sanskrit|Sanskrit]] language with clear influence from the [[w:Old Avestan|Old Avestan]] language. Ris is spoken in [[w:Central Asia|Central Asia]], not far from the Rana Urheimat in [[w:Caucasia|Caucasia]]. It is not the official language of any region. | |||
The language has remained extant especially in the Namastan and Maharaya regions in [[w:Iran|Iran]] and [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] despite the lack of official status. There is an exclave of speakers of the Parsa dialect of the Ris language in Iran, sometimes classified as a proper language. The dialect is heavily influenced by the [[w:Farsi|Farsi language]]. | The language has remained extant especially in the Namastan and Maharaya regions in [[w:Iran|Iran]] and [[w:Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] despite the lack of official status. There is an exclave of speakers of the Parsa dialect of the Ris language in Iran, sometimes classified as a proper language. The dialect is heavily influenced by the [[w:Farsi|Farsi language]]. |