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Indo-Iranian languages
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{{Infobox Language family
|name=Indo-Iranian
|region=
South Asia
|familycolor=Indo-European
|child1=
Indo-Aryan languages Indo-Aryan / Sanskrit
|child2=
Iranian languages Iranian}}
{{Indo-European}}
The '''Indo-Iranian language''' group constitute the easternmost branch of the
Indo-European languages Indo-European family of languages. It consists of three groups of language: the
Indo-Aryan, the
Iranian languages Iranian and the
Dardic. The term
Aryan#Indo-Iranian Aryan is also used to refer to the Indo-Iranian languages. According to most Aryan migration theories, speakers of the
Proto-Indo-Iranian language, who referred to themselves as Aryans, settled east and south of the
Caspian Sea in
Northern India,
Pakistan,
Iran and
Afghanistan. Their expansion is believed to have been connected with the invention of the
chariot.
Subdivisions
Indo-Aryan languages:
*
Sanskrit
*
Angika language
*
Assamese language
*
Bengali language
*
Bhojpuri language
*
Dhivehi language /
Mahl language
*
Gujarati language
*
Hindi language
*
Magadhi language
*
Maithili language
*
Marathi language
*
Nepali language
*
Oriya language
*
PÄ?li Pali
*
Punjabi language
*
Romany language - the language of
Roma and Sinti
*
Sindhi language
*
Singhalese language
*
Urdu
Dardic languages:
*
Dameli language
*
Domaaki language
*
Gawar-Bati language
*
Kalasha language
*
Kashmiri language
*
Khowar language
*
Kohistani language
*
Ningalami language
*
Pashayi language
*
Phalura language
*
Shina language
*
Shumashti language
Nuristani languages:
*
Ashkun language
*
Kamviri language
*
Kati language (
Bashgali)
*
Prasuni language (
Wasi-Weri)
*
Tregami language
*
Waigali language (
Kalasha-Ala)
Iranian languages:
*Eastern Iranian
**Northeastern
***
Scythian languages Scythian language (extinct)
****
Saka Saka language (extinct)
***
Avestan language (extinct)
***
Ossetic Ossetian language
***
Sogdian (extinct),
Yagnobi
***
Bactrian (extinct)
**Southeastern
***
Pashto language
***
Pamiri
*Western Iranian
**Northwestern
***
Dari (Zoroastrian) Dari language of Zoroastrians
***
Balochi language
***
Talysh language
***
Kurdish language
**Southwestern ("Persid")
***
Old Persian (extinct),
Middle Persian (extinct),
Modern Persian (including
Dari (Afghanistan) Dari,
Tajik language Tajik)
***
Tat language
See also
*
Language families and languages
-
Indo-Iranian Swadesh list
{{ie-lang-stub}}
Category:Indo-Iranian languages *
Category:Iranian peoples
ast:Llinguas indoiranias
bs:Indoiranski jezici
bg:Индо-иранÑ?ки езици
ca:Llengües indoiranianes
cs:IndoÃránské jazyky
da:Indoiranske sprog
de:Indoiranische Sprachen
es:Lenguas indo-iranias
fr:Langues indo-iraniennes
he:שפות הודו-×?יר×?× ×™×•×ª
nl:Indo-Iraanse talen
ja:インド・イラン語派
pl:Języki indoirańskie
pt:LÃnguas indo-iranianas
ro:Limbile indo-iraniene
sv:Indoiranska språk
zh:å?°åº¦-伊朗è¯æ—?
see
Indo-Iranian languages
Category:Indo-European languages
Indo-Iranian languages are the eastern-most group of the living
Indo-European languages.
bg:КатегориÑ?:Индо-иранÑ?ки езици
da:Kategori:Indo-iranske sprog
es:CategorÃa:Lenguas indo-iranias
fr:Catégorie:Langue indo-iranienne
he:קטגוריה:שפות הודו-×?יר×?× ×™×•×ª
ko:분류:���란어파
ja:Category:インド・イラン語派
pt:Categoria:LÃnguas indo-iranianas
sv:Kategori:Indoiranska språk
tl:Category:Mga wikang Indo-Iranian
zh:Category:�度-伊朗語�
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