Indo-Iranian languages: Quick Facts

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Thematic map of Eurasia showing the approximate geographic distribution of Indo-European language families, each represented by a different color. Areas include Celtic in western Europe, Germanic in northern and central Europe, Romance in southwestern Europe, Slavic in eastern Europe and Russia, and Indo-Iranian languages in South Asia. Non-Indo-European language regions and areas of common bilingualism are also indicated.

Map showing the geographic distribution of Indo-Iranian languages across Southwest, Central, and South Asia. Areas shaded orange represent regions where Iranian languages such as Persian, Pashto, Kurdish, and Balochi are spoken, primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, and parts of Pakistan and Central Asia. Areas shaded green indicate regions where Indo-Aryan languages like Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, and Gujarati are spoken, covering most of northern and central India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal

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Indo-Aryan languages Iranian languages Yāzgulāmī language Yidgha-Munji languages Yaghnābī language Wakhī language Tat language Talysh language Old Persian language Semnānī language Romance languages Uralic languages Dravidian languages Greek language Slavic languages Celtic languages Caucasian languages Baltic languages Japanese language Sino-Tibetan languages

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