Caspian languages
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Caspian languages are a branch of Northwestern Iranian languages spoken in northern Iran
, south of the Caspian Sea
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Caspian languages include:
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, south of the Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...
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Caspian languages include:
- DeilamiDeilami languageThe Deilami language , also known as Daylamite, Daylami, Dailamite, or Deylami, is an extinct language which is a member of the northwestern Iranian language branch, of Iranian Languages...
- GilakiGilaki languageThe Gilaki language is a Caspian language, and a member of the northwestern Iranian language branch, spoken in Iran's Gīlān Province.The language is divided into three dialects: Western Gilaki, Eastern Gilaki, and Galeshi . Furthermore, the Gilaki language is closely related to Mazanderani, and the...
(Rashti dialect) - MazanderaniMazandarani languageMazandarani or Tabari is an Iranian language of the Northwestern branch, spoken mainly in Iran's Mazandaran, Gilan and Golestan provinces...
(Gorgani dialect) - ShahmirzadShahmirzadShahmirzad is a city in and capital of Shahmirzad District, in Mehdishahr County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,273, in 1,860 families....
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