Semnani language, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 26 relations: Affricate, Allophone, Alveolar consonant, Approximant, Caspian languages, Fricative, Glottal consonant, Indo-Iranian languages, Interdental consonant, Iran, Iranian languages, Labial consonant, Median language, Nasal consonant, Palatal consonant, Parthian language, Persian language, Plosive, Semnan province, Semnani languages, Semnani people, Tap and flap consonants, Trill consonant, Uvular consonant, Velar consonant, Western Iranian languages.

2. Caspian languages
3. Northwestern Iranian languages

Affricate

An affricate is a consonant that begins as a stop and releases as a fricative, generally with the same place of articulation (most often coronal).

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Allophone

In phonology, an allophone (from the Greek ἄλλος,, 'other' and φωνή,, 'voice, sound') is one of multiple possible spoken soundsor phonesused to pronounce a single phoneme in a particular language.

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Alveolar consonant

Alveolar (UK also) consonants are articulated with the tongue against or close to the superior alveolar ridge, which is called that because it contains the alveoli (the sockets) of the upper teeth.

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Approximant

Approximants are speech sounds that involve the articulators approaching each other but not narrowly enough nor with enough articulatory precision to create turbulent airflow.

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Caspian languages

The Caspian languages are a branch of Northwestern Iranian languages spoken in northern Iran and south-eastern Azerbaijan, south of the Caspian Sea. Semnani language and Caspian languages are Indo-European language stubs and Northwestern Iranian languages.

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Fricative

A fricative is a consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together.

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Glottal consonant

Glottal consonants are consonants using the glottis as their primary articulation.

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Indo-Iranian languages

The Indo-Iranian languages (also known as Indo-Iranic languages or collectively the Aryan languages) constitute the largest and southeasternmost extant branch of the Indo-European language family.

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Interdental consonant

Interdental consonants are produced by placing the tip of the tongue between the upper and lower front teeth.

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Iran

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.

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Iranian languages

The Iranian languages, also called the Iranic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, predominantly in the Iranian Plateau.

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Labial consonant

Labial consonants are consonants in which one or both lips are the active articulator.

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Median (also Medean or Medic) was the language of the Medes. Semnani language and Median language are Northwestern Iranian languages.

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Nasal consonant

In phonetics, a nasal, also called a nasal occlusive or nasal stop in contrast with an oral stop or nasalized consonant, is an occlusive consonant produced with a lowered velum, allowing air to escape freely through the nose.

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Palatal consonant

Palatals are consonants articulated with the body of the tongue raised against the hard palate (the middle part of the roof of the mouth).

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Parthian language

The Parthian language, also known as Arsacid Pahlavi and Pahlawānīg, is an extinct ancient Northwestern Iranian language once spoken in Parthia, a region situated in present-day northeastern Iran and Turkmenistan. Semnani language and Parthian language are Northwestern Iranian languages.

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Persian language

Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi (Fārsī|), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages.

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Plosive

In phonetics, a plosive, also known as an occlusive or simply a stop, is a pulmonic consonant in which the vocal tract is blocked so that all airflow ceases.

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Semnan province

Semnan Province (استان سمنان) is one of the 31 Provinces of Iran.

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Semnani languages

The Semnani languages or Komisenian languages are a group of Northwestern Iranian languages, spoken in Semnan province (only 68,700 native speakers in 2019) of Iran that share many linguistic features and structures with Iranian languages. Semnani language and Semnani languages are Indo-European language stubs, Iran stubs and Northwestern Iranian languages.

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Semnani people

The Semnani people (Semnani: سمنی مرتمونی, samani mertimüni) are a Caspian people, part of the greater Iranian people who primarily live in northern Iran and speak the Semnani language.

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Tap and flap consonants

In phonetics, a flap or tap is a type of consonantal sound, which is produced with a single contraction of the muscles so that one articulator (such as the tongue) is thrown against another.

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Trill consonant

In phonetics, a trill is a consonantal sound produced by vibrations between the active articulator and passive articulator.

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Uvular consonant

Uvulars are consonants articulated with the back of the tongue against or near the uvula, that is, further back in the mouth than velar consonants.

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Velar consonant

Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate, the back part of the roof of the mouth (also known as the "velum").

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Western Iranian languages

The Western Iranian languages or Western Iranic languages are a branch of the Iranian languages, attested from the time of Old Persian (6th century BC) and Median.

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See also

Caspian languages

• Daylami language
• Gilaki language
• Gorgani language
• Kilit dialect
• Mazanderani language
• Old Azeri
• Semnani language
• Talysh language
• Tat language (Caucasus)
• Tati language (Iran)
• Tatoid dialects

Northwestern Iranian languages

• Abduyi dialect
• Alviri-Vidari dialect
• Balochi language
• Caspian languages
• Daylami language
• Eastern Gilaki
• Galeshi
• Gilaki language
• Gorani language
• Gorgani language
• Gozarkhani language
• Harzandi dialect
• Kajali language
• Karan language
• Karingani language
• Kho'ini dialect
• Khunsari language
• Kilit dialect
• Koroshi dialect
• Korouni dialect
• Kurdish language
• Lasgerdi language
• Maraghei dialect
• Mazanderani language
• Median language
• Old Azeri
• Parthian language
• Razajerdi language
• Razi dialect
• Sangsari language
• Semnani language
• Semnani languages
• Shabaki language
• Shahrudi language
• Sivandi language
• Sorkhei language
• Talysh language
• Tati language (Iran)
• Tatoid dialects
• Vafsi dialect
• Western Gilaki
• Zaza language
• Zaza–Gorani languages
• Zoroastrian Dari language

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semnani_language

Also known as Biyabanaki language, Biyabunaki language, ISO 639:smy, Semnani-Biyabuneki, Semnani-Biyabuneki language.