Caspian languages

Not to be confused with the Northeast Caucasian languages, also referred to as "Caspian languages".

For other uses, see Caspian.

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 Kartvelian languages.^[1][2][3]

Caspian
Geographic distribution	South coast of the Caspian Sea
Linguistic classification	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian Western Iranian Northwestern Iranian Caspian
Subdivisions	Daylami† Gilaki Talysh Manzanderani Semnani Tati
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	casp1236
The Caspian and Semnani languages

A language tree of the Caspian languages

Languages

Caspian languages include:

• Deilami†
• Gilaki
• Talysh
• Mazanderani
• Semnani
• Tati