Caspian languages

Caspian languages
Spoken in	Iran , Azerbaijan
speaker	about 10,000,000
Linguistic ; classification	Indo-European languages Indo-Iranian languages Iranian languages Northwest Iranian languages; ; ; Caspian languages ;

Location of the Caspian languages

The Caspian languages are a branch of the Iranian languages of the Indo-European language family. They are spoken on the southern Caspian Sea , mostly in the Iranian provinces of Mazandaran and Gilan .

languages

Gilaki (4.2 million)
- Rashti, Galeshi, Lahijani, Langerudi, Matshiani and others
Mazenderani (4.2 million)
- Sari, Baboli, Amoli, Tunekabuni, Shahi, Tshalusi, Velatrui, Shahmirzadi and others
Gurgani †
Semnani
- Semnani, Sangsari , Sorkhei , Lasgerdi (together 50 thousand)
Talisch (1 million)
- Masally, Lerik, Lenkoran, Astara; Vizne, Tularud, Asalem, Shandarman, Masal, Masule, Zide u.

Tati (220 thousand)
- Northwest dialects: Harzandi , Keringani
- Northeast dialects: Shali, Kajali, Hazzarudi, Taromi
- Southern dialects: Takestani, Tshali, Sagzabadi, Eshtehardi and others
- Southwest dialects: Cho'ini et al
- Southeast dialects: Rudbari, Alamuti and others
  
  Proportion of people who speak a Caspian language

Masanderan-speaking population in Iran
Gilaki-speaking population in Iran
Talish-speaking population in Iran

Web links

Information on Caspian languages - Gottolog 4.1

supporting documents

↑ ^a ^b Iran. Retrieved March 16, 2020 (French).

[ulaval.ca-1] Iran. Retrieved March 16, 2020 (French).