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TIL the main religious text of Sikhism, called the Guru Granth Sahib, is written in a Esperanto-like language constructed from main North Indian languages, Persian and Arabic. Its purpose to connect to a broader audience, and also to have an extensive vocabulary for oral poetry.

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