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Semnani languages, the Glossary

The Semnani languages or Komisenian languages are a group of Northwestern Iranian languages, spoken in Semnan province (only 68,700 native speakers in 2019) of Iran that share many linguistic features and structures with Iranian languages.^[1]

12 relations: Indo-Iranian languages, Iran, Iranian languages, Lasgerdi language, Median language, Merritt Ruhlen, Parthian language, Sangsari language, Semnan province, Semnani language, Sorkhei language, Western Iranian languages.
Northwestern Iranian languages

Indo-Iranian languages

The Indo-Iranian languages (also known as Indo-Iranic languages or collectively the Aryan languages) constitute the largest and southeasternmost extant branch of the Indo-European language family.

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Iran

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.

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Iranian languages

The Iranian languages, also called the Iranic languages, are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages in the Indo-European language family that are spoken natively by the Iranian peoples, predominantly in the Iranian Plateau.

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Lasgerdi language

Lasgerdi is one of the local languages of Semnan Province in northwestern Iran. Semnani languages and Lasgerdi language are Indo-European language stubs, Iran stubs and northwestern Iranian languages.

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Median (also Medean or Medic) was the language of the Medes. Semnani languages and Median language are northwestern Iranian languages.

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Merritt Ruhlen

Merritt Ruhlen (May 10, 1944 – January 29, 2021) was an American linguist who worked on the classification of languages and what this reveals about the origin and evolution of modern humans.

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Parthian language

The Parthian language, also known as Arsacid Pahlavi and Pahlawānīg, is an extinct ancient Northwestern Iranian language once spoken in Parthia, a region situated in present-day northeastern Iran and Turkmenistan. Semnani languages and Parthian language are northwestern Iranian languages.

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Sangsari language

Sangsari or Sangisari is an Iranian language spoken mainly in the Semnan and Tehran provinces of Iran, especially in the Sangesar (Mahdi Shehr) town and in several surrounding villages. Semnani languages and Sangsari language are Indo-European language stubs, Iran stubs and northwestern Iranian languages.

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Semnan province

Semnan Province (استان سمنان) is one of the 31 Provinces of Iran.

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