Language Family Trees


Indo-European,
Indo-Iranian,
and Iranian Languages

From: http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp

How to define "language", zaban, is a never ending discussion among linguists. So is its relation to "dialect", lahjeh, which becomes the subjet of great disputes in study of Persian and Iranian languages. Independent from theoretical differences in naming the findings, the findings themselves are of a great value. The source I used here, is a great collection of findings for quick references. --Siamak D. Ahi

Indo-European (449), Indo-Iranian (308)


Iranian Languages

Eastern (14)

Northeastern (3)

Avestan [ave] (Iran)
Osetin [oss] (Georgia)
Yagnobi [yai] (Tajikistan)

Southeastern (11)

Pamir (7)
Munji [mnj] (Afghanistan)
Sanglechi-Ishkashimi [sgl] (Afghanistan)
Shugni-Yazgulami (3)
Wakhi [wbl] (Pakistan)
Yidgha [ydg] (Pakistan)

Pashto (4)
Pashto, Southern [pbt] (Pakistan)
Pashto, Northern [pbu] (Pakistan)
Pashto, Central [pst] (Pakistan)
Waneci [wne] (Pakistan)

Unclassified (1)
Tangshewi [tnf] (Afghanistan)

Western (72)

Northwestern (54)

Balochi (5)
Balochi, Southern [bcc] (Pakistan)
Balochi, Western [bgn] (Pakistan)
Balochi, Eastern [bgp] (Pakistan)
Bashkardi [bsg] (Iran)
Koroshi [ktl] (Iran)

Caspian (3)
Gilaki [glk] (Iran)
Mazanderani [mzn] (Iran)
Shahmirzadi [srz] (Iran)

Central Iran (12)
Ashtiani [atn] (Iran)
Fars, Northwestern [faz] (Iran)
Dari, Zoroastrian [gbz] (Iran)
Gazi [gzi] (Iran)
Khunsari [kfm] (Iran)
Natanzi [ntz] (Iran)
Nayini [nyq] (Iran)
Parsi-Dari [prd] (Iran)
Parsi [prp] (India)
Sivandi [siy] (Iran)
Soi [soj] (Iran)
Vafsi [vaf] (Iran)
Khalaj [kjf] (Iran)

Kurdish (4)
Kurdish, Central [ckb] (Iraq)
Kurdish, Northern [kmr] (Turkey (Asia))
Laki [lki] (Iran)
Kurdish, Southern [sdh] (Iran)

Ormuri-Parachi (2)
Ormuri [oru] (Pakistan)
Parachi [prc] (Afghanistan)

Semnani (4)
Lasgerdi [lsa] (Iran)
Sangisari [sgr] (Iran)
Semnani [smy] (Iran)
Sorkhei [sqo] (Iran)

Talysh (16)
Alviri-Vidari [avd] (Iran)
Eshtehardi [esh] (Iran)
Gozarkhani [goz] (Iran)
Harzani [hrz] (Iran)
Karingani [kgn] (Iran)
Koresh-e Rostam [okh] (Iran)
Razajerdi [rat] (Iran)
Rudbari [rdb] (Iran)
Shahrudi [shm] (Iran)
Takestani [tks] (Iran)
Talysh [tly] (Azerbaijan)
Taromi, Upper [tov] (Iran)
Maraghei [vmh] (Iran)
Kho'ini [xkc] (Iran)
Kajali [xkj] (Iran)
Kabatei [xkp] (Iran)

Unclassified (1)
Dezfuli [def] (Iran)

Zaza-Gorani (6)
Bajelani [bjm] (Iraq)
Dimli [diq] (Turkey (Asia))
Gurani [hac] (Iraq)
Kirmanjki [kiu] (Turkey (Asia))
Shabak [sdb] (Iraq)
Sarli [sdf] (Iraq)

Southwestern (18)

Fars (2)
Fars, Southwestern [fay] (Iran)
Lari [lrl] (Iran)

Luri (4)
Bakhtiari [bqi] (Iran)
Luri, Northern [lrc] (Iran)
Luri, Southern [luz] (Iran)
Kumzari [zum] (Oman)

Persian (10)
Aimaq [aiq] (Afghanistan)
Bukharic [bhh] (Israel)
Dehwari [deh] (Pakistan)
Darwazi [drw] (Afghanistan)
Hazaragi [haz] (Afghanistan)
Dzhidi [jpr] (Israel)
Farsi, Western [pes] (Iran)
Pahlavani [phv] (Afghanistan)
Farsi, Eastern [prs] (Afghanistan)
Tajiki [tgk] (Tajikistan)

Tat (2)
Judeo-Tat [jdt] (Israel)
Tat, Muslim [ttt] (Azerbaijan)

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