Introduction

The Iranian languages are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples. The Iranian languages are grouped in three stages: Old Iranian (until 400 BC), Middle Iranian (400 BC – 900 AD), and New Iranian (since 900 AD). As of 2008, there were an estimated 150–200 million native speakers of the Iranian languages. The language groups in Iranian languages are Persian, Pashto, Kurdish, and the Balochi languages.

Language Family Tree

Indo-European > Classical Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Iranian

• Central Iranian PBS
  • Central Iranian PB
    • Northwestern Iranian
      • Adharic
        • Gorani
          • Shabak-Bajalani
            • [bjm] Bajelani
            • [sdb] Shabaki
          • [hac] Gurani
        • Tatic
          • Central Tatic
            • Khalkhalic
              • [xkj] Kajali
              • [okh] Karanic
              • [shm] Shahrudi-Southern Talysh
            • Taromic
              • [xkp] Kabatei
              • [tov] Upper Taromi
            • [xkc] Kho'ini
            • [vmh] Maraghei
            • [tly] North-Central Talysh
          • Northern Tatic
            • [hrz] Harzani-Kilit
            • [kgn] Karingani-Kalasuri-Khoynarudi
          • Southern Tatic
            • Ramand-Karaj
              • [esh] Eshtehardi
              • [rat] Razajerdi
              • [tks] Takestani
            • Vafsic
              • [atn] Ashtiani
              • [vaf] Vafsi
            • [avd] Alviri-Vidari
          • [goz] Alamuti
        • Zaza
          • [diq] Dimli
          • [kiu] Kirmanjki
        • Adhari
      • Balochic
        • Southern-Western Balochi
          • [bcc] Southern Balochi
          • [bgn] Western Balochi
        • [bgp] Eastern Balochi
        • [ktl] Koroshi
      • Caspian
        • Gilaki-Rudbari
          • [glk] Gilaki
          • [rdb] Rudbari
        • Mazanderani-Shahmirzadi
          • [mzn] Mazanderani
          • [srz] Shahmirzadi
        • Gurgani
      • Central Iran Kermanic
        • Nuclear Central Iran Kermanic
          • Kashanic
            • [ntz] Natanzic
            • [soj] Soic
          • Yazdi-Kermani-Nayini
            • [nyq] Nayinic
            • [gbz] Zoroastrian Yazdi
          • [gzi] Gazic
          • Judeo-Hamadani-Borujerdi
          • [kfm] Khunsaric
        • Kavir
        • [siy] Sivandi
      • Komisenian
        • [lsa] Lasgerdi
        • [sgr] Sangisari
        • [sqo] Sorkhei-Aftari
      • Laki-Kurdish
        • Kurdish
          • [ckb] Central Kurdish
          • [kmr] Northern Kurdish
          • [sdh] Southern Kurdish
        • [lki] Laki
      • [xpr] Parthian
      • [smy] Semnani-Biyabuneki
    • [xbc] Bactrian
  • Sogdic-Ossetic
    • Ossetic
      • Modern Ossetic
        • Digor Ossetian
        • [oss] Iron Ossetian
      • [oos] Old Ossetic
    • Sogdic
      • Sogdian-Yagnobi
        • [sog] Sogdian
        • [yai] Yagnobi
      • [xco] Khwarezmian
• Ormuri-Parachi
  • [oru] Ormuri
  • [prc] Parachi
• Pashto
  • Nuclear Pashto
    • [pst] Central Pashto
    • [pbu] Northern Pashto
    • [pbt] Southern Pashto
  • [wne] Waneci
• Saka
  • [kho] Khotanese
  • [xtq] Tumshuqese
• Sanglechi-Ishkashimi
  • [isk] Ishkashimi
  • [sgy] Sanglechi
• Shughni-Yazgulami
  • Shughnic
    • Old Wanji
    • [srh] Sarikoli
    • [sgh] Shughni
  • [yah] Yazgulyam
• Southwestern Iranian
  • Middle-Modern Persian
    • Modern Southwestern Iranian
      • Farsic-Caucasian Tat
        • Caucasian Tat
          • [jdt] Judeo-Tat
          • [ttt] Muslim Tat
        • Farsic
          • Eastern Farsic
            • Tajikic
              • [bhh] Bukharic
              • [tgk] Tajik
            • [aiq] Aimaq
            • [prs] Dari
            • [deh] Dehwari
            • [haz] Hazaragi
            • [phv] Pahlavani
          • [jpr] Judeo-Persian
          • [pes] Western Farsi
      • Luric-Dezfulic
        • Luric
          • Bakhtiari-Southern Lori
            • [bqi] Bakhtiari
            • [luz] Southern Luri
          • [lrc] Northern Luri
        • [def] Dezfuli-Shushtari
      • [bsg] Bashkardi
      • [fay] Fars Dialects
      • [zum] Kumzari
      • [lrl] Larestani
    • [pal] Pahlavi
  • [peo] Old Persian (ca. 600-400 B.C.)
• Yidgha-Munji
  • [mnj] Munji
  • [ydg] Yidgha
• [ave] Avestan
• [wbl] Wakhi

Languages Sorted Alphabetically

• Avestan
• Baluchi
• Farsi, Eastern
• Judeo-Iranian
• Judeo-Tadjik
• Judeo-Tat
• Old Persian
• Osetin
• Persian
• Sarikoli
• Tajiki