West Iranian
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The Western Iranian languages are a subgroup of the Iranian languages, attested from the time of Old Persian (6th century BC).

The two sub-branches are:

• Northwestern Iranian languages
• Southwestern Iranian languages

The opposition of these two dialect groups is apparent already in Old Iranian times, from the opposition of Old Persian and Median.

Northwestern Iranian

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 dialect

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

Kurdish dialects

• Sorani
• Kurmanji
• Feyli/Kelhuri 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.

Southwestern Iranian

The Southwestern Iranian languages are a subgroup of the Western Iranian languages, and include some 16 (SIL estimate) closely related languages and dialects spoken by many people in Asia; this language family is a part of the Western Iranian language family. Each subfamily in this list contains subgroups and individual languages.

• Luri dialects
  • Luri language
  • Kumzari language
• Persian varieties and dialects
  • Standard Persian (based on the classic Persian literature)
    • Modern Iranian Persian
    • Dari
    • Tajiki
  • Aimaq language
  • Bukhori language (Judeo-Bukharic)
  • Darwazi language
  • Dehwari language
  • Dzhidi language (Judeo-Persian)
  • Hazaragi language
  • Judeo-Shirazi language
  • Khuzestani Persian
  • Lari language
  • Pahlavani language
• Dialects of Fars
  • Abduyi dialect
  • Davani dialect
  • Old Kazeruni dialect
• Tat dialects
  • Judeo-Tat language
  • Tat language

References

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

See also

• List of Iranian languages
• Eastern Iranian languages.