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The Western Iranian languages are a subgroup of the Iranian languages
Iranian languages

The Iranian languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages and its subfamily, Indo-Iranian languages. These languages are mainly spoken by the Iranian Peoples....
, attested from the time of Old Persian (6th century BC).

The two sub-branches are:

The opposition of these two dialect groups is apparent already in Old Iranian times, from the opposition of Old Persian and Median
Median language

The Median language is the language of the Iranian Medes. Together with Gilaki, Mazandarani, Kurdish language, Parthian language and Balochi language, the language of the Medes is classified as a List of Northwestern Iranian languages language....
.

Northwestern Iranian languages are a branch of the Western Iranian language group, spoken by about 40-50 million people in southwest Asia
Southwest Asia

Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia is the southwestern subregion of Asia. The term West Asia is sometimes used in the United Nations subregion geoscheme and in writings about the archeology and the late prehistory of the region....
; They are classified into about 9 groups; each group in this list contains subgroups, dialects or individual languages, eventually forming 53-54 branches.

A notable old Iranian language in this group is Median
Median language

The Median language is the language of the Iranian Medes. Together with Gilaki, Mazandarani, Kurdish language, Parthian language and Balochi language, the language of the Medes is classified as a List of Northwestern Iranian languages language....
; a notable Middle Iranian language in this group is Parthian
Parthian language

The Parthian language, also known as Arsacid Pahlavi and Pahlavanik, is a now-extinct ancient Northwestern Iranian language spoken in Parthia, a region of northeastern Greater Iran, to include a significant portion of Greater Khorasan....


Balochi
Balochi language

Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan , Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan....
 Balochi language
Balochi language

Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan , Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan....
 includes: Southern Balochi, Northern Balochi, Eastern Balochi.

And also:

Caspian
Caspian languages

Caspian languages are a branch of List of Northwestern Iranian languages spoken in northern Iran, south of the Caspian Sea.Caspian languages include:...

Central Iran

Kurdish dialects
Kurdish language

The Kurdish language is a term used for the language spoken by Kurdish people. It is mainly concentrated in the parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey....

Semnani

Khalaj language (Iranic)
Khalaj language (Iranic)

Khalaj or Hallaj is an Iranian languages spoken by some Kurdish communities in northwestern Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan. The name of Hallaj is derived from mystic figure Mansur Al-Hallaj....


Tatic languages
Tati

Tati can refer to:*Tati Trilliahn, a Bay area Music Artist, Fashion Designer,and Leader*Tachi, an alternative romanization of the Japanese word tachi, a type of sword...

Zaza-Gorani
Zaza-Gorani

Zaza-Gorani is a subgroup of the List of Northwestern Iranian languages.It consists of six related languages Gorani, Bajelani, Kirmanjki , Dimli , Sarli and Shabaki....



Unclassified

Southwestern Iranian languages also called the Persid group are a subgroup of the Western Iranian languages
Western Iranian languages

The Western Iranian languages are a subgroup of the Iranian languages, attested from the time of Old Persian .The two sub-branches are:*Northwestern Iranian languages...
, and include some 16 (SIL
SIL International

SIL International is a United States, worldwide Evangelicalism non-profit organization, whose main purpose is to study, develop and document lesser-known languages, in order to expand linguistics knowledge, promote literacy and aid minority language development....
 estimate) closely related languages and dialects spoken by many people in Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
; this language family is a part of the Western Iranian language family.






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The Western Iranian languages are a subgroup of the Iranian languages
Iranian languages

The Iranian languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages and its subfamily, Indo-Iranian languages. These languages are mainly spoken by the Iranian Peoples....
, attested from the time of Old Persian (6th century BC).

The two sub-branches are:
  • Northwestern Iranian languages
  • Southwestern Iranian languages


The opposition of these two dialect groups is apparent already in Old Iranian times, from the opposition of Old Persian and Median
Median language

The Median language is the language of the Iranian Medes. Together with Gilaki, Mazandarani, Kurdish language, Parthian language and Balochi language, the language of the Medes is classified as a List of Northwestern Iranian languages language....
.

Northwestern Iranian

The Northwestern Iranian languages are a branch of the Western Iranian language group, spoken by about 40-50 million people in southwest Asia
Southwest Asia

Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia is the southwestern subregion of Asia. The term West Asia is sometimes used in the United Nations subregion geoscheme and in writings about the archeology and the late prehistory of the region....
; They are classified into about 9 groups; each group in this list contains subgroups, dialects or individual languages, eventually forming 53-54 branches.

A notable old Iranian language in this group is Median
Median language

The Median language is the language of the Iranian Medes. Together with Gilaki, Mazandarani, Kurdish language, Parthian language and Balochi language, the language of the Medes is classified as a List of Northwestern Iranian languages language....
; a notable Middle Iranian language in this group is Parthian
Parthian language

The Parthian language, also known as Arsacid Pahlavi and Pahlavanik, is a now-extinct ancient Northwestern Iranian language spoken in Parthia, a region of northeastern Greater Iran, to include a significant portion of Greater Khorasan....


Balochi
Balochi language

Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan , Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan....
 Balochi language
Balochi language

Balochi is a Northwestern Iranian language. It is the principal language of the Baloch of Balochistan , Pakistan, eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan....
 includes: Southern Balochi, Northern Balochi, Eastern Balochi.

And also:
  • Bashkardi language
    Bashkardi language

    Bashkardi or Bashagerdi is a southwestern Iranian languages spoken in the southeast of Iran in the Provinces of Iran of Kerman, Sistan and Baluchestan, and Hormozgan....
  • Koroshi dialect
    Koroshi dialect

    The Koroshi dialect , is a Northwestern Iranian languages. The speakers of Koroshi live in scattered pockets in Southern Iran Fars province. The number of speakers was roughly estimated to be 1000 in 2006....


Caspian
Caspian languages

Caspian languages are a branch of List of Northwestern Iranian languages spoken in northern Iran, south of the Caspian Sea.Caspian languages include:...
  • deilami language
    Deilami language

    The Deilami language is local is language belonging to a member of northwestern Iranian languages branch, of Iranian Languages. It is spoken in northern Iran, specifically in Gilan, Mazandaran, and Ghazvin Provinces....
  • Gilaki language
  • Mazanderani language
  • taleshi language
  • Shahmirzadi Dialect


Central Iran
  • Ardestani Dialect
  • Ashtiani language
  • Dari (Zoroastrian)
    Dari (Zoroastrian)

    Dari is a Northwestern Iranian languages ethnolect spoken as a first language by estimated 8,000 to 15,000 Zoroastrianism in and around the cities of Yazd and Kerman in central Iran....
  • Gazi Dialect
  • Khunsari Dialect
  • Khur va Biabanak Dialect
  • Natanzi Dialect
  • Nayini Dialect
  • Parsi
  • Sivandi Dialect
    Sivandi language

    Sivandi is an Iranian language spoken in Fars Province, Iran by around 7000 people....
  • Soi Dialect
  • Vafsi Dialect


Kurdish dialects
Kurdish language

The Kurdish language is a term used for the language spoken by Kurdish people. It is mainly concentrated in the parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey....
  • Sorani
    Soranî

    Soran? is the name of a Kurdish language#Sorani that is spoken in Iran and Iraq and such is a member of the Iranian languages. Soran? belongs to one of the main Kurdish dialects that make up the Kurdish language....
  • Kurmanji
    Kurmanji

    Kurmanji or Northern Kurdish is the most commonly spoken variety of the Kurdish macrolanguage....
  • Feyli
    Feyli

    Feyli is one of the southern dialects of the Kurdish language spoken in Southern Kurdistan and Eastern Kurdistan , Ilam province and parts of Kermanshah province in Iran by Feyli Kurds....
    /Kelhuri
    Kelhuri

    Kelhuri is southern Kurdish language dialect spoken in Western Iran in the provinces of Kermanshah and Ilam, and in parts of Eastern Iraq bordering these provinces including Khanaqin....
     dialects


Semnani
  • Lasgerdi Dialect
  • Sangiseri language
  • Semnani language
    Semnani language

    Semnani is one of the Northwestern Iranian languages . The language is spoken in Semnan province of Iran and shares many features and structures with Zazaki, now spoken in Turkey, Talyshi language and other Caspian languages....
  • Sorkhei Dialect


Khalaj language (Iranic)
Khalaj language (Iranic)

Khalaj or Hallaj is an Iranian languages spoken by some Kurdish communities in northwestern Iran and Republic of Azerbaijan. The name of Hallaj is derived from mystic figure Mansur Al-Hallaj....


Tatic languages
Tati

Tati can refer to:*Tati Trilliahn, a Bay area Music Artist, Fashion Designer,and Leader*Tachi, an alternative romanization of the Japanese word tachi, a type of sword...
  • Alviri-Vidari language
  • Eshtehardi language
  • Gozarkhani language
  • Harzani language
    Harzani language

    Harzani is a modern Northwestern Iranian language spoken in the north of the Iranian province of East Azarbaijan, around the village of Harzand....
  • Kabatei language
  • Kajali language
  • Karingani Dialect
  • Khoini Dialect
  • Koresh-e Rostam Dialect
  • Maraghei Dialect
  • Razajerdi Dialect
  • Rudbari Dialect
  • Shahrudi Dialect
  • Takestani Dialect
  • Talysh language
    Talysh language

    The Talyshi language is a Northwestern Iranian languages spoken in the northern regions of the Iranian provinces of Gilan Province and Ardabil Province and the southern regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan....
  • Upper Taromi language
  • Kilit language
    Kilit language

    The Kilit language belongs to the northern Tati family of Northwestern Iranian languages branch, once spoken in the village Kilit, located 12 kilometers southwest from the city of Ordubad in a Ordubad Rayon with the same name of Nakhjavan in Azerbaijan ....


Zaza-Gorani
Zaza-Gorani

Zaza-Gorani is a subgroup of the List of Northwestern Iranian languages.It consists of six related languages Gorani, Bajelani, Kirmanjki , Dimli , Sarli and Shabaki....
  • Bajelani
  • Dimli (zazaki)
  • Gorani
  • Kirmanjki
  • Shabaki
  • Sarli


  • Ormuri-Parachi
    • Ormuri language
      Ormuri language

      Ormuri is an East Iranian language spoken in the city of Kaniguram in South Waziristan, Pakistan. It may also be spoken by a few people in Baraki Barak in Logar province, Afghanistan....
    • Parachi language
      Parachi language

      Parachi Language is Northwestern branch of Western Iranian Langauges, Parachi is spoken by some 600 individuals in Afghanistan mainly in a major town of Baraki Barak of Logar, who are considered to be total ethnic population of some 5000 Persian related ethnic minorities of Afghanistan and NWFP of Pakistan....


Unclassified
  • Laki language
    Laki language

    Laki or Leki a transitory language between the Southwestern and Northwestern Iranian languages. According to the distinguished scholar of Iranian languages, David Neil MacKenzie , Laki is a separate language from Kurdish, Gurani, Luri although they all share a large number of vocabulary....
     Laki is a transitory language between the South-Western Iranian languages, notably Luri language
    Luri language

    Lori or Luri is a collection of southwestern Iranian dialects which are mainly spoken by the Lur s and Bakhtiari people in the Iran provinces of Lorestan, Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari, Kohkiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad and parts of Khuzestan, Fars province, Markazi, Kermanshah, Isfahan, and Hamadan province....
     and the North-Western Iranian languages e.g Kurdish languages.


Southwestern Iranian

The Southwestern Iranian languages also called the Persid group are a subgroup of the Western Iranian languages
Western Iranian languages

The Western Iranian languages are a subgroup of the Iranian languages, attested from the time of Old Persian .The two sub-branches are:*Northwestern Iranian languages...
, and include some 16 (SIL
SIL International

SIL International is a United States, worldwide Evangelicalism non-profit organization, whose main purpose is to study, develop and document lesser-known languages, in order to expand linguistics knowledge, promote literacy and aid minority language development....
 estimate) closely related languages and dialects spoken by many people in Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
; this language family is a part of the Western Iranian language family. Each subfamily in this list contains subgroups and individual languages.

  • Luri dialects
    • Luri language
      Luri language

      Lori or Luri is a collection of southwestern Iranian dialects which are mainly spoken by the Lur s and Bakhtiari people in the Iran provinces of Lorestan, Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari, Kohkiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad and parts of Khuzestan, Fars province, Markazi, Kermanshah, Isfahan, and Hamadan province....
    • Kumzari language
      Kumzari language

      Kumzari is an Iranian language spoken by the Kumzari people in the Kumzar coast of Musandam Peninsula, northern Oman. This is the only Iranian language spoken in the Arabian Peninsula....
  • Persian varieties and dialects
    Persian language

    name=Persian|nativename=|pronunciation=[f??r'si]|image=|caption=Farsi in Perso-Arabic script |states= Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Bahrain....
    • Standard Persian
      Persian language

      name=Persian|nativename=|pronunciation=[f??r'si]|image=|caption=Farsi in Perso-Arabic script |states= Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Bahrain....
       (based on the classic Persian literature)
      • Modern Iranian Persian
      • Dari
        Dari (Afghanistan)

        Dari or Dari Persian , also known as Eastern Persian, is a historical name for the Persian language and, in contemporary usage refers to the dialects of the Persian language that are spoken in Afghanistan....
      • Tajiki
    • Aimaq language
      Aimaq language

      Aimaq is a language of the Persian language spoken west of the Hazarajat, in central northwest Afghanistan, eastern Iran, and Tajikistan.Dialects of Aimaq include:...
    • Bukhori language
      Bukhori language

      Bukhori is an Indo-Iranian languages. A more descriptive name for the language might be Jud?o-Tajiki Persian or Jud?o-Tajik. It is the primary traditional language of the Bukharian Jews....
       (Judeo-Bukharic)
    • Darwazi language
    • Dehwari language
    • Dzhidi language
      Dzhidi language

      Jud?o-Persian or Jidi , refers to both a group of Jewish dialects spoken by the Jews living in Iran and Jud?o-Persian texts . As a collective term, Dzhidi refers to a number of Iranian languages languages or dialects spoken by Jewish communities throughout the formerly extensive Persian Empire....
       (Judeo-Persian)
    • Hazaragi language
      Hazaragi language

      Hazaragi is a variety of Persian language, spoken by the Hazara people of Afghanistan, Iran and north-western Pakistan. The primary differences between Standard Persian and Hazaragi are the accent and a larger borrowing of Turkic languages and Mongolic languages vocabulary....
    • Judeo-Shirazi language
    • Khuzestani Persian
      Khuzestani Persian

      There are a number of Khuzestani Persian dialects unique to the province of Khuzestan in southwestern Iran.There are two main regional classifications, in addition to less common varieties:...
    • Lari language
      Lari language

      Lari belongs to the subgroup of Larestani dialects. It is spoken in the southern part of Fars province in Iran, including the cities of Lamerd, Lar, Gerash and Galehdar....
    • Pahlavani language
  • Dialects of Fars
    • Abduyi dialect
      Abduyi dialect

      The Abduyi dialect is a Southwestern Iranian languages spoken in the village of Abduyi, reachable from Kazerun city in Southern Iran, through the old road of Shiraz-Kazerun after 36 kilometers....
    • Davani dialect
      Davani dialect

      The Davani dialect is a Southwestern Iranian languages spoken in the village of Davan, 12 kilometers north of Kazerun city in Southern Iran. The number of speakers was estimated around 1000 in 2004....
    • Old Kazeruni dialect
      Kazeruni dialect (old)

      The Old Kazeruni dialect is an extinct Southwestern Iranian languages spoken in the city of Kazerun in Southern Iran. Example Sentences...
  • Tat dialects
    • Judeo-Tat language
    • Tat language
      Tat language

      The Tat language or Tati is a Western Iranian languages spoken by the Tats in Azerbaijan and Russia. Its written form is related to Middle Persian Pahlavi....


See also

  • List of Iranian languages
    List of Iranian languages

    The Iranian languages include some 84 languages and dialects spoken by about many people in Asia; this language family is a part of the List of Indo-Iranian languages....
  • Eastern Iranian languages
    Eastern Iranian languages

    The Eastern Iranian languages are a subgroup of the Iranian languages emerging in Middle Iranian times . The Avestan language is classified as early Eastern Iranian....
    .