Iranic languages

Iranic
Iranian
RegionWestern Asia, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia, and South Asia
EthnicityIranic peoples
Indo-European
  • Indo-Iranic
    • Iranic
Early form
Proto-Iranic
Standard forms
Official status
Official language in
 Iran (Official)
Afghanistan (Official)
Tajikistan (Official)
Pakistan Pakistan (Provincial)
Kurdistan Regional Government (Official)
Language codes
ISO 639-2Iranic
ISO 639-3–
GlottologIranic
Linguasphere(phylozone) 58= (phylozone)
Distribution of the Iranic languages

The Iranic languages or Iranian languages refers to a family of languages, meaning they are related to one another and developed from a common source. They descend from a common ancestor which is identified as Proto-Iranic or Proto-Iranian.

The Iranic languages are also commonly identified as the Iranian languages. However, some scholars have argued that since the term Iranian is already in use for another meaning, the term Iranic languages should be used for the language family and its speakers (the Iranic peoples), while the term Iranian should be used for anything about the country Iran.

The Iranic languages, alongside the Indo-Aryan languages and Nuristani languages, make up the larger Indo-Iranic family of languages.

Divisions

Like many other language families and subfamilies, the Iranic languages are divided according to geographic origins. These include northern, southern, eastern and western.

Further reading

Genetic division of Iranic languages

References

  1. ↑ "Kurdish language". (PDF). "The Arabic language and the Kurdish language are the two official languages of Iraq. The right of Iraqis to educate their children in their mother tongue, such as Turkmen, Syriac, and Armenian shall be guaranteed in government educational institutions in accordance with educational guidelines, or in any other language in private educational institutions."
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  5. ↑ Faucher, Carole, and Dagikhudo Dagiev. "Introduction: Locating Pamiris in Central Asia." Identity, History and Trans-Nationality in Central Asia. Routledge, 2018. 1-8.
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  7. ↑ Kümmel, Martin Joachim. "Iranic vs. Iranian." Update of Mar 30 (2018).
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