| While Persian like Turkish has one gender, Sanskrit has three, i.e. male, female and neuter. |
| Small children were reciting the Gayatri Mantra and other Sanskrit verses sacred to Hindus. |
| When that happens, it ceases to be a living, spoken language, as happened to Sanskrit. |
| Though bhattu and nattu are nouns expressing relationships they are declined like agent nouns such as satth, as in Sanskrit. |
| The Dhivehi language is derived from Persian and Sinhalese, with elements of Sanskrit from India. |
| The Malay language borrows heavily from other languages, including Sanskrit, Portuguese, Persian, Arabic, and English. |
