Home›Indo-Aryan Languages›Language Family (Classification)›Indo-IranianLanguage FamilyIndo-IranianEurasian Language FamiliesReference and ClassificationVerifiedThe Indo-Iranian languages, also known as Indo-Iranic languages or Aryan languages, constitute the largest branch of the Indo-European language family. They include over 300 languages, spoken by around 1.7 billion people worldwide, predominantly in South Asia, West Asia and parts of Central Asia.FactsIndo-IranianConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsRegionWell-attestedSouth Asia, West Asia and parts of Central Asia, with large diaspora communities in Northwestern Europe, North America and elsewhere. 2Speaker CountWell-attested1,700,000,000 2Proto-Language StatusWell-attestedAll Indo-Iranian languages trace back to a single hypothetical ancestral language, Proto-Indo-Iranian, reconstructed to represent the latest point at which the branch was still unified; Proto-Indo-Iranian in turn descends from Proto-Indo-European. 2Browse and compareClassification ConfidenceWell-attestedEstablished 1Reconstructed AncestorWell-attestedReconstructed 2CompareNumber of LanguagesWell-attested321 1Indo-IranianFilter Results8 entriesRegionAllAsia (6)Europe (1)Kashmir (1)Northeast India (1)Speaker Count BandAll16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (3)430,000 to 5,500,000 (2)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (3)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)Official Language (6)StatusAllLiving (8)Script UsedAllArabic Script (2)Bengali-Assamese Script (1)Devanagari (2)Latin Script (2)Odia Script (1)Sinhala Script (1)Thaana Script (1)Language KindAllSafe (6)TonalAllNot Tonal (2)Word OrderAllSOV (1)SVO (1)Period Start YearAll-300 (1)101 (1)701 (2)801 (1)1051 (1)1195 (1)1501 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8AssameseIndo-IranianKashmiriIndo-IranianKonkaniIndo-IranianMaldivianIndo-IranianOdiaIndo-IranianRomaniIndo-IranianSindhiIndo-IranianSinhalaIndo-IranianConnectionsAncestor OfIndo-Aryan, Language Families Well-attested Indo-Aryan, grouping Hindi-Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi and their relatives, is one of the two main branches of Indo-Iranian alongside Iranian.Iranian, Language Families Well-attested Iranian, grouping Persian, Pashto, Kurdish and their relatives, is one of the two main branches of Indo-Iranian alongside Indo-Aryan.Descends FromIndo-European, Language Families Well-attested Indo-Iranian, grouping the Indic and Iranian languages, is a primary branch of Indo-European.IncludesAssamese, Languages Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Assamese Languagetier 2Balochi, Languages Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Balochi Languagetier 2Kashmiri, Languages Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Kashmiri Languagetier 2Konkani, Languages Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Konkani Languagetier 2Kurdish, Languages Well-attested Source Kurdish language, WikipediaMaldivian, Languages Well-attested Source Maldivian language, WikipediaOdia, Languages Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Odia Languagetier 2Romani, Languages Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Romani Languagetier 2Sindhi, Languages Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Sindhi Languagetier 2Sinhala, Languages Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Sinhala Languagetier 2Tajik, Languages Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Tajik Languagetier 2In the Other AtlasesIncludesAvestanAlso in Divinity Atlas: included in this subject.Classical PersianAlso in Divinity Atlas: included in this subject.GoraniAlso in Divinity Atlas: included in this subject.Kurmanji KurdishAlso in Divinity Atlas: included in this subject.Middle PersianAlso in Divinity Atlas: included in this subject.Old Avestan (Gathic)Also in Divinity Atlas: included in this subject.Persian LanguageAlso in Divinity Atlas: included in this subject.PersiansAlso in Divinity Atlas: included in this subject.Proto-Indo-EuropeanAlso in Divinity Atlas: included in this subject.Younger AvestanAlso in Divinity Atlas: included in this subject.Found InAsiaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Source Wikipedia: Indo-Iranian LanguagesLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articleThey include over 300 languages, spoken by around 1.7 billion speakers worldwide, predominantly in South Asia, West Asia and parts of Central Asia.Central AsiaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Source Wikipedia: Indo-Iranian LanguagesLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articleThey include over 300 languages, spoken by around 1.7 billion speakers worldwide, predominantly in South Asia, West Asia and parts of Central Asia.EuropeAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.North AmericaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.South AsiaAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Source Wikipedia: Indo-Iranian LanguagesLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articleThey include over 300 languages, spoken by around 1.7 billion speakers worldwide, predominantly in South Asia, West Asia and parts of Central Asia.Western EuropeAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Sources1. Glottolog: Indo-Iranian (languoid record)GlottologLanguoid record: child_language_count"child_language_count": 321Languoid record: level and category"level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"View the Source2. Wikipedia: Indo-Iranian Languagestier 2WikipediaWikipedia, lead section: Indo-Iranian languagesThey include over 300 languages, spoken by around 1.7 billion speakers worldwide, predominantly in South Asia, West Asia and parts of Central Asia.Wikipedia, Origin section: Indo-Iranian languagesAll Indo-Iranian languages can be traced back to a single hypothetical ancestral language: Proto-Indo-Iranian, which is the reconstructed proto-language to represent the latest point at which all modern-day Indo-Iranian languages were still unified.Infobox: protonameProto-Indo-IranianView the SourceWikidata: Indo-IranianWikidata Q33514, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the SourceWikipedia: Sinhala Languagetier 2Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Sinhala, Infobox: fam2Quote, Includes: Sinhala, Infobox: fam2Indo-IranianView the SourceWikipedia: Romani Languagetier 2Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Romani, Infobox: fam2Quote, Includes: Romani, Infobox: fam2Indo-IranianView the SourceWikipedia: Assamese Languagetier 2Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Assamese, Infobox: fam2Quote, Includes: Assamese, Infobox: fam2Indo-IranianView the SourceWikipedia: Odia Languagetier 2Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Odia, Infobox: fam2Quote, Includes: Odia, Infobox: fam2Indo-IranianView the SourceWikipedia: Sindhi Languagetier 2Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Sindhi, Infobox: fam2Quote, Includes: Sindhi, Infobox: fam2Indo-IranianView the SourceWikipedia: Tajik Languagetier 2Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Tajik, Infobox: fam2Quote, Includes: Tajik, Infobox: fam2Indo-IranianView the SourceWikipedia: Konkani Languagetier 2Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Konkani, Infobox: fam2Quote, Includes: Konkani, Infobox: fam2Indo-IranianView the SourceWikipedia: Kashmiri Languagetier 2Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Kashmiri, Infobox, Language familyQuote, Includes: Kashmiri, Infobox, Language familyIndo-IranianView the SourceWikipedia: Balochi Languagetier 2Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Balochi, Infobox, Language familyQuote, Includes: Balochi, Infobox, Language familyIndo-IranianView the SourceMaldivian language, WikipediaIncludes: Maldivian, Infobox, Language familyQuote, Includes: Maldivian, Infobox, Language familyIndo-IranianView the SourceKurdish language, WikipediaIncludes: Kurdish, Infobox: fam2Quote, Includes: Kurdish, Infobox: fam2Indo-IranianView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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