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 language

Caspian

• Deilami language
• 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

• Soranî
• Kurmanji
• Southern Kurdish
• Laki

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

References

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

See also

• List of Iranian languages
• Eastern Iranian languages.