Iranian peoples and their language is Aryan. Actually the word Iran itself means "the land of Aryans". Aryans (Indo-Iranians) are a branch of the Indo-European peoples. Most of the Iranian peoples live today in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, western and northern Pakistan, Caucasus and Kurdish areas.
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THE ORIGIN OF THE PRE-IMPERIAL IRANIAN PEOPLES (http://home.btconnect.com/CAIS/Religions/iranian/Zarathushtrian/Oric.Basirov/origin_of_the_iranians.htm)
Therefore, in the collective memory of the Iranianpeoples, their history was mixed with legends and myths in order to revive the past in a new appearance not manifestly incompatible with the faith of the conquerors.
Therefore, in a study of the mythical character of a hero like Rostam, the relation between the people and their hero is as important as the hero's devotion to his duty, which, in its turn is perceived and determined by the people, i.e.
Therefore, the epic narratives were primarily prevalent among and developed by the ordinary people who gathered round and listened to the gosans (minstrels), and also by the aristocratic dehgans, who had remained away from the effects of urban life and the influences of the Sassanian court.
Iranian cultural influences have also been significant in Central Asia where Turkic invaders are believed to have largely mixed with native Iranianpeoples of which only the Tajik remain, in terms of language usage.
The IranianPeoples of the Caucasus, Routledge Curzon
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