Caspian languages
| Caspian | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | South coast of the Caspian Sea |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | casp1236 |
The Caspian languages | |
The Caspian languages are a key branch of North-Western Iranian languages spoken in Iran and parts of the Azerbaijan Republic, south & west of the Caspian Sea. They are also unique in sharing a bit of typological features with the Kartvelian languages.[1][2][3][4]
Languages
Caspian languages include:
References
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- ^ Academic American Encyclopedia By Grolier Incorporated, page 294
- ^ The Tati language group in the sociolinguistic context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia By D.Stilo, pages 137-185
- ^ Borjian H. The Mazandarani Dialect of Kalijān Rostāq. Iranian Studies. 2019;52(3-4):551-573. doi:10.1080/00210862.2019.1611371