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Western Iranian languages

The Western Iranian languages or Western Iranic languages are a branch of the Iranian languages, attested from the time of Old Persian (6th century BC) and Median.

Languages

The traditional Northwestern branch is a convention for non-Southwestern languages, rather than a genetic group. The languages are as follows:

Old Iranian period

The Old Iranian period languages ​​consisted of the following languages:

Middle Iranian period

The Middle Iranian period languages ​​consisted of the following languages:

Modern period (Neo-Iranian)

Glottolog proposes a detailed linguistic classification of Iranian languages, encompassing many subgroups and dialects:

Northwestern Iranian

Southwestern Iranian

  • Bashkardi
  • Northern Bashaka (Garmsiri, North Bashkardi)
  • Southern Bashaka (Garahven, Gwafr, Parmont, Pirou, Shahbavek)
  • Fars dialects (Ardakani, Buringuni, Davani, Judeo-Shirazi, Kalati, Kondazi, Masarmi, Papuni, Somghuni, Xullari, Heshnizi, Gavbandi, Dashtini, Kangani, Jami, Bardesuni (Bardestani)
  • Farsic-Caucasian Tat
  • Caucasian
  • Judeo-Tat (Central Judeo-Tat, Northern Judeo-Tat, Southern Judeo-Tat)
  • Muslim Tat (Absheron, Mədrəsə, Northern Muslim Tat, Şirvan Muslim Tat, Xızı)
  • Farsic
  • Eastern Farsi (Aimaq, Dari, Dehwari, Hazaragi, Pahlavani)
  • Tajikic
  • Bukharic
  • Tajik (Badakhshan, Darwazi, Derbent, Goron, Hissar, Tajik, Karatag, Kuljub, Lyuli, Matchin, Vaxio-Bolo)
  • Judeo-Persian
  • Persian (Western Farsi)
  • Central Persian (Esfahani, Kermani Persian)
  • Eastern Persian (Khorasan Persian, Sistani Persian)
  • Northern Persian (Tehrani, Araki (Iran), Gorgani Persian, Karbalai, Kermanshahi Persian, Ketabi (Literary), Mahalati Malayeri, Perso-Tabaric [Damavandi, Lower Jajrudi, Shemiran, Taleqan-Karaj], Qazvini Persian, Qomi Persian, Savei)
  • Southern Persian (Bandari [Bandar Abbasi, Hajiab, Khamiri, Lengei, Qeshmi], Bushehri [Bahraini, Dashtestani, Dashti, Jami, Nuclear Bushehri, Tangestani], Fars Persian [Abadei, Basseri, Jahromi, Kazeruni, Old Shirazi, Shirazi], Khuzestani [Abadani, Ahvazi, Behbahani, Ramhormozi])
  • Luric-Dezfulic
  • Dezfuli-Shushtari
  • Dezfuli
  • Shushtari
  • Luric
  • Bakhtiari-Southern Luri
  • Bakhtiari (Charlang, Chelgerd, Haft-Lang, Kuhrang)
  • Southern Luri (Boyerahmadi, Kohgiluyeh, Mamasani, Shuli, Yasuji)
  • Northern Luri (Andimeshki, Bala-Gariva'i, Borujerdi, Cagani ,Khorramabadi, Mahali (Iran), Nahavandi)

There is also a recently described, and as yet unclassified, Batu'i language that is presumably Western Iranian. Extinct Deilami is sometimes classified in the Caspian branch. An Iranian Khalaj language has been claimed, but does not exist; the Khalaj speak a Turkic language.

Many of the languages and dialects spoken in Markazi and Isfahan provinces are giving way to Persian in the younger generations.

It is to note that the Caspian languages (incl. Adharic), the central dialects, Zaza and Gorani languages are likely descended from a later form of Median with varying amounts of Parthian substrata, whereas the Semnani languages were likely descended from Parthian.

See also

References

Bibliography

  • Pierre Lecoq. 1989. "Les dialectes caspiens et les dialectes du nord-ouest de l'Iran," Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum, ed. Rüdiger Schmitt. Wiesbaden: L. Reichert Verlag, 1989; p. 99.

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