The Iranian languages, or the Iranic languages, [1][2] are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, mainly in the Iranian Plateau. The Iranian languages are grouped in three stages: Old Iranian (until 400 BCE), Middle Iranian (400 BCE – 900 CE) and New Iranian (since 900 CE). The two directly attested Old …
The Iranian languages, or the Iranic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, predominantly in the Iranian Plateau. The Iranian languages are grouped in three stages: Old Iranian (until 400 BCE…
The Iranian languages, or the Iranic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the …
Iranian languages, subgroup of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. Iranian languages are spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and parts of Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan, and scattered areas of the Caucasus Mountains.
The Iranian languages, or the Iranic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, predominantly in the Iranian Plateau.
The Iranian languages, also called the Iranic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, predominantly in the Iranian Plateau.
The Iranian language family is a family of languages spoken in the regions as shown in the map above. The oldest attested languages in the family are Old Persian, known from the cuneiform inscriptions of the Achaemenian emperors, and Avestan, the language of Avesta, a collection of sacred Zoroastrian texts.
The Atlas of the Languages of Iran is a collection of interactive maps showing geographic distribution and linguistic typology of Iran’s languages.
Iranian Languages Modern Iranian Languages Distribution (Source: Wikimedia Common ) Iranian Languages are a branch of Iranian-Indo Languages, including historical and modern languages that were or are spoken in nowadays West, Central, South Asia and Caucassus, mainly in countries of Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Pakistan,Iraq and Turkey.
A grammatical feature typical of most Iranian languages (including Pahlavi), but lost in New Persian, Lori-Baḵtīāri, and the Caspian dialects, is the ergative construction, according to which, instead of saying “I saw them,” one uses a construction meaning literally “by me seen they are.” For further details, see below.