Northwestern Iranian
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The Northwestern Iranian languages are a branch of the Western Iranian language group, spoken by about 40-50 million people in southwest Asia; 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; a notable Middle Iranian language in this group is Parthian
Balochi language includes: Southern Balochi, Northern Balochi, Eastern Balochi.
And also:
- Bashkardi language
- Koroshi language
- Gilaki language
- Mazanderani language
- Shahmirzadi Dialect
- Ardestani Dialect
- Ashtiani language
- Dari (Zoroastrian)
- Gazi Dialect
- Khunsari Dialect
- Khur va Biabanak Dialect
- Natanzi Dialect
- Nayini Dialect
- Parsi
- Sivandi Dialect
- Soi Dialect
- Vafsi Dialect
- Semnani
- Lasgerdi Dialect
- Sangiseri language
- Semnani language
- Sorkhei Dialect
- Alviri-Vidari language
- Eshtehardi language
- Gozarkhani language
- Harzani language
- Kabatei language
- Kajali language
- Karingani Dialect
- Khoini Dialect
- Koresh-e Rostam Dialect
- Maraghei Dialect
- Razajerdi Dialect
- Rudbari Dialect
- Shahrudi Dialect
- Takestani Dialect
- Talysh language
- Upper Taromi language
- Bajelani
- Dimli (zazaki)
- Gorani
- Kirmanjki
- Shabaki
- Sarli
- Unclassified
- Laki language Laki is a transitory language between the South-Western Iranian languages, notably Luri language and the North-Western Iranian languages e.g Kurdish languages.
[edit] References
- Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum, ed. Schmitt (1989), p. 99.
