Sang-pang.
Non-Aryan: dialect of E. Nipal, belonging to the Kiranti group. Vocaby. in Hunter’s “Comp. Dicty.”
Sanguir.
Malayan: group adjoining Celebes; dialect allied to Menadu. Wallace: “Malay A.”
Sankikani.
American: old dialect of Algonkin, spoken by Ogibways of New Sweden, now New Jersey.
Sansanding, see [Sunghai].
Sanscrit, Sanskrit.
Indo-European: typical dialect of Indian, and parent of Bengali, Hindi, Gujeratti, Hindustani, Mahratti, Oriya, Punjabi, and Sindhi; it is closely allied to Zend and other languages of the Iranic branch, and though no longer vernacular, is preserved in the Vedas and other sacred writings of the Brahmins. The word Sanskrit means “polished, refined,” der.: sam, “together,” krita, “made perfect” = Samskrita, “made euphonic.” The alphabetic character is called Devanagari, “city of the gods,” from Benares, sacred city of the Brahmins; and it is read from left to right like European languages.