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Indo-Iranian languages are the eastern-most group of the living Indo-European languages. They are well represented among the oldest records of Indo-European languages. These originate in the area surrounding the southern part of the Urals, and early on split as they settled east and south of the Caspian Sea in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan (see Aryan invasion). Their expansion seems to have been connected with the invention of the chariot.
Indo-Aryan languages:
- Sanskrit
- Assamese language
- Bengali language
- Gujarati language
- Hindi language
- Maithili language
- Marathi languageIndo-Aryan languages Languages of India Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. It is the language spoken in the state of Maharashtra by about 70 million people. Like many other Indian languages, Marathi is
- Nepali languageNepali is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal, India and Bhutan. It is the official language of Nepal. Roughly half the population of Nepal speaks Nepalese as a mother tongue, and many other Nepalese speak it as a second language. Khaskura, as its spea
- Oriya languageOriya is one of the Indian languages mainly spoken in the Indian state of Orissa. The language is also an official language of India. It is actually prounced as ODIA. It is written with the Oriya alphabet. See also Oriya External link , Oriya (Odia) news
- PaliPli is a middle Indo-Aryan dialect or prakrit. It is most famous as the language in which the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism (also known as the Pli Canon or in Pli the Tipitaka) were written down in Sri Lanka in the 1st century BCE. Pli has been written
- Punjabi languageIndo-Aryan languages Languages of India Languages of Pakistan Punjabi (sometimes spelled Panjabi is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. It is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Iranian subfamily. Also, as an adjective, the word Pu
- Romany languageRomany (or Romani is the language of the Roma and Sinti, travelling peoples often referred to in English as " gypsies". They came originally from northern India and parts of Pakistan, and their language belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-Europea - the language of Gypsies
- Sindhi languageIndo-Aryan languages Languages of India Languages of Pakistan Sindhi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by approximately 17 million people in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Sindhi is also a recognised official language of India, where it is spoken by appr
- Singhalese language
- Urdu
Dardic languages:
- Dameli language
- Domaaki language
- Gawar-Bati language
- Kalasha language
- Kashmiri language
- Khowar language
- Kohistani language
- Ningalami language
- Pashayi language
- Phalura language
- Shina language
- Shumashti language
Nuristani languages:
- Ashkun language
- Kamviri language
- Kati language ( Bashgali )
- Prasuni language ( Wasi-Weri )
- Tregami language
- Waigali language ( Kalasha-Ala )
Iranian languages:
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