Analytical views on the theory of Mr. Siraj-ul-Haq Memon about Origin of Sindhi Language
Abstract
It is quite natural that every nation has high regards for
its own language. A Swedish Etymologist has said:”when God
created the verse He directed in Swedish Language. Adam spoke
in Danish”. Muslims believe that Arabic is heaven’s language
and on the Day of Judgment people would be asked in Arabic language. Hindu people believe that deity speaks in Sanskrit.
When Europeans entered the sub-continent, the Sanskrit
was supreme religious and dominated language of the region.
The books and dictionaries about language were available
throughout sub-continent. It was also believed that Sanskrit was
one of the ancient and richest languages, and all the other languages of the region were derived from it.
Dr. E. Trump, a German Scholar, who compiled and got
published ever first edition of Shah-Jo-Risalo, also wrote
”◌َ A
Grammar of Sindhi language “in 1872. He established that Sindhi
and its sister languages were derived from Sanskrit. Taking it
guidelines other European scholars also followed and preached
that Sanskrit was mother of all languages spoken in the subcontinent.
After partition, Muslim writers led by Dr. N.A. Baloch
propounded that Sindhi does not belong to Sanskrit origin but it
relates to group of Semitic Languages-i.e. Arabic, Hebrew, Sooryani-etc. few researchers were of the opinion that Sindhi lan
Aftab Abro. (2013) سنڌي ٻوليءَ بابت سراج صاحب جي نظرئي جي ڇنڊ ڇاڻ, Kalachi, Volume 16, Issue 1.
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