Indo-Iranian languages - Subdivisions

The E branch of the Indo-European family of languages. It comprises the Iranian and Indo-Aryan subgroups.

Indo-Iranian
Geographic distribution:	South Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan
Genetic classification:	Indo-European  Indo-Iranian
Subdivisions:	Indo-Aryan / Sanskrit Iranian

The Indo-Iranian language group constitutes the easternmost extant branch of the Indo-European family of languages.

Subdivisions

Indo-Aryan languages:

Vedic Sanskrit Sanskrit Mitanni Pāli Central Zone Hindi language Hindustani language Punjabi language Romany language – the language of the Roma and Sinti Urdu Eastern Zone (Magadhan Prakrit languages) Angika language Assamese language Bengali language Bhojpuri language Magadhi language Maithili language Oriya language Northern Zone (Pahari languages) Nepali language Northwestern Zone Sindhi language Khojki Kutchi Rajasthani Gujarati Southern Zone Dhivehi language / Mahl language Sinhala Western Zone Gujarati language Konkani language Marathi language

Iranian languages:

Eastern Iranian Northeastern Avestan language (extinct) Scythian language (extinct) Saka language (extinct) Ossetian language Sogdian (extinct), Yagnobi Bactrian (extinct) Southeastern Pashto language Pamiri Western Iranian Northwestern Dari language of Zoroastrians Balochi language Gilaki language Kurdish language Talysh language Southwestern ("Persid") Old Persian (extinct) Middle Persian (extinct) Persian language Tajik language Bukhori language Luri language Tat language

Dardic languages:

Dameli language Domaaki language Gawar-Bati language Kalasha-mun language Kashmiri language Khowar language Kohistani language Ningalami language Pashayi language Phalura language Shina language Shumashti language

Nuristani languages:

Askunu language (Ashkun) Kamkata-viri language (Bashgali) Vasi-vari language (Prasuni) Tregami language Kalasha-ala language (Waigali)