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== Etymology ==

The word "Sintsiran" comes from the name of the lands of the Sintsiran people in Russian, Синцира (Sincira), which comes from the word in Sintsiran, ''~~Sínsirā~~'', which in turn is comprised of three words: ''se'' (self), ''ins-'' (people, tribe), and ''íra'' (land).

The word "Sintsiran" comes from the name of the lands of the Sintsiran people in Russian, Синцира (Sincira), which comes from the word in Sintsiran, ''Sínsirē'', which in turn is comprised of three words: ''se'' (self), ''ins-'' (people, tribe), and ''íra'' (land).

== History ==

The Sintsiran language evolved from Proto-Indo-European through the Sintsiric branch. Its sister language became extinct from the 16th to the 20th century, making Sintsiran the sole surviving language of this branch. It is a satem language, like the Slavic languages, but the resulting sibilants became palatalized and then approximated: (ǵ, ḱ > /ʒ/, /ʃ/ > /j/) and (ǵʰ > /ʒʰ/ > /hj/). For example, '''[[Contionary:hîdene|hîdat]]''' evolved from P.I.E ''ǵʰewdeti''.

Sintsiran is conservative compared to most other Indo-European languages, retaining more features and having a slower evolution.

Sintsiran is conservative compared to most other Indo-European languages, retaining more features and having a slower evolution. Sintsiran tended not to borrow words from foreign languages. However, it incorporated many foreign words into the language since the 15th-16th centuries.

==Phonology==

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 == Etymology ==
-The word "Sintsiran" comes from the name of the lands of the Sintsiran people in Russian, Синцира (Sincira), which comes from the word in Sintsiran, ''Sínsirā'', which in turn is comprised of three words: ''se'' (self), ''ins-'' (people, tribe), and ''íra'' (land).
+The word "Sintsiran" comes from the name of the lands of the Sintsiran people in Russian, Синцира (Sincira), which comes from the word in Sintsiran, ''Sínsirē'', which in turn is comprised of three words: ''se'' (self), ''ins-'' (people, tribe), and ''íra'' (land).
 == History ==
 The Sintsiran language evolved from Proto-Indo-European through the Sintsiric branch. Its sister language became extinct from the 16th to the 20th century, making Sintsiran the sole surviving language of this branch. It is a satem language, like the Slavic languages, but the resulting sibilants became palatalized and then approximated: (ǵ, ḱ > /ʒ/, /ʃ/ > /j/) and (ǵʰ > /ʒʰ/ > /hj/). For example, '''[[Contionary:hîdene|hîdat]]''' evolved from P.I.E ''ǵʰewdeti''.
-Sintsiran is conservative compared to most other Indo-European languages, retaining more features and having a slower evolution.
+Sintsiran is conservative compared to most other Indo-European languages, retaining more features and having a slower evolution. Sintsiran tended not to borrow words from foreign languages. However, it incorporated many foreign words into the language since the 15th-16th centuries.
 ==Phonology==