Iranic languages
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The Iranic languages refers to a family of languages, meaning they are related to one another and developed from a common source.[2] They descend from a common ancestor which is identified as Proto-Iranic.[3]
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Iranian | |
Region | Western Asia, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia, and South Asia |
Ethnicity | Iranic peoples |
Indo-European
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Early form | Proto-Iranic
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Standard forms | Western Iranic
Eastern Iranic
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Official status | |
Official language in | Iran (Official) Afghanistan (Official) Tajikistan (Official) Pakistan (Provincial) Iraq[1] (Official) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | Iranic |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | Iranic |
Linguasphere | 58= (phylozone) |
Areas where an Iranic language is either the majority spoken language or has official recognition |
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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[4][5]), while the term Iranian should be used for anything about the country Iran.[6][7]
The Iranic languages, alongside the Indo-Aryan languages and Nuristani languages, make up the larger Indo-Iranic family of languages.[8]