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

Balochi language includes: Southern Balochi, Northern Balochi, Eastern Balochi.

And also:

• Bashkardi language
• Koroshi language

Caspian

• Gilaki language
• Mazanderani language
• Shahmirzadi Dialect

Central Iran

• 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

Kurdic languages

• Sorani
• Kurmanji
• Kermanshahi dialects

Ormuri-Parachi

• Ormuri language
• Parachi language

Semnani

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

Khalaj language (Iranic)

Tatic languages

• 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

Zaza-Gorani

• 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.

References

• Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum, ed. Schmitt (1989), p. 99.

See also

• List of Iranian languages
• Eastern Iranian languages.