Home›Iranian Languages›Status›LivingBrowse ByLivingStatus records how vital a language currently is, from thriving to endangered or extinct. Wikipedia notes Spanish is "the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese," about as far from endangered as a language can be. This dimension separates languages still growing from those quietly disappearing.FactsLivingSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested200 1LivingFilter Results5 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllIndo-European (2)Indo-Iranian (3)Western Iranian (3)RegionAllAfghanistan (1)Asia (4)Central Asia (1)Iran (1)Kurdistan (1)Oman (1)Pakistan (1)Speaker Count BandAll16,000,000 to 59,000,000 (2)5,600,000 to 15,000,000 (2)60,000,000 to 1,500,000,000 (1)Official StatusAllOfficial Language (4)Script UsedAllArabic Script (4)Cyrillic Script (1)Latin Script (1)Language KindAllSafe (3)TonalAllNot Tonal (1)Word OrderAllSOV (2)Period Start YearAll1501 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5BalochiLivingIranian PersianLivingKurdishLivingPashtoLivingTajikLivingSources1. Wikipedia: Iranian Languagestier 2WikipediaInfobox, Speakers fieldQuote, Infobox, Speakers field200 millionView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.