Western Iranian languages
| Western Iranian | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: |
Southwest Asia, Central Asia, Caucasus, and western South Asia |
| Linguistic classification: |
Indo-European
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| Subdivisions: |
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| Glottolog: | west2794 |
The Western Iranian languages are a branch of the Iranian languages, attested from the time of Old Persian (6th century BC) and Median.
The traditional Northwestern branch is a convention for non-Southwestern languages, rather than a genetic group. The languages are as follows:
An Iranian Khalaj language has been claimed but does not exist; the Khalaj speak a Turkic language.
The dialects of Central Iran are a geographic rather than genetic grouping. They are spoken mostly in Markazi and Isfahan provinces. Many of them are giving way to Persian in the younger generations.
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