Caspian
Geographic
distribution
South coast of the Caspian Sea
Linguistic classificationIndo-European
Glottologcasp1236
The Caspian and Semnani languages
A language tree of the Caspian languages

The Caspian languages are a branch of Northwestern Iranian languages spoken in northern Iran and south-eastern Azerbaijan, south of the Caspian Sea. They are unique in that they share certain typological features with South Caucasian languages.[1][2][3]

Languages

Caspian languages include:

References

  1. Nasidze, I; Quinque, D; Rahmani, M; Alemohamad, SA; Stoneking, M (April 2006). "Concomitant Replacement of Language and mtDNA in South Caspian Populations of Iran". Curr. Biol. 16 (7): 668–73. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.02.021. PMID 16581511. S2CID 7883334.
  2. Academic American Encyclopedia By Grolier Incorporated, page 294
  3. The Tati language group in the sociolinguistic context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia By D.Stilo, pages 137-185
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