The Indo-Iranian languages (also Indo-Iranic languages or Aryan languages) constitute the largest and southeasternmost extant branch of the Indo-European language family, predominantly spoken in the geographical subregion of Southern Asia.They have more than 1.5 billion speakers, stretching from Europe (), Kurdistan (Kurdish and Zaza–Gorani) and the Caucasus eastward to …

With the exception of Pashto and English, those languages belong to the Indo-Aryan language family. The dialects of the Pahari-Pothwari language complex cover most of the territory of Azad Kashmir. Those are also spoken across the Line of Control in the neighbouring areas of Indian Jammu and Kashmir and are closely related both to Punjabi to ...

Konkani (Kōṅkaṇī) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Konkani people, primarily along the western coastal region of India.It is one of the 22 scheduled languages mentioned in the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution and the official language of the Indian state of Goa.The first Konkani inscription is dated 1187 A.D. It is a minority language in Karnataka, Maharashtra, …

Gujarati (also sometimes spelled Gujerati, Gujarathi, Guzratee, Guujaratee, Gujrathi, and Gujerathi) is a modern Indo-Aryan (IA) language evolved from Sanskrit.The traditional practice is to differentiate the IA languages on the basis of three historical stages: Old IA (Vedic and Classical Sanskrit)Middle IA (various Prakrits and Apabhramshas); New IA (modern languages such as …

Punjabi (/ p ʌ n ˈ dʒ ɑː b i /; Shahmukhi: پن٘جابی, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, Punjabi pronunciation: [pənˈdʒaːbːi]), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language that is natively spoken by the Punjabi people in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.It is the most spoken language in Pakistan and the 11th most spoken language in India.

Romani (/ ˈ r ɒ m ə n i, ˈ r oʊ-/; also Romany, Romanes / ˈ r ɒ m ə n ɪ s /, Roma, Gypsy; Romani: rromani ćhib) is an Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani communities. According to Ethnologue, seven varieties of Romani are divergent enough to be considered languages of their own.The largest of these are Vlax Romani (about 500,000 speakers), Balkan Romani (600,000), …

Saraiki (سرائیکی Sarā'īkī; also spelt Siraiki, or Seraiki) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Lahnda group, spoken in the south-western half of the province of Punjab in Pakistan.It was previously known as Multani, after its main dialect.. Saraiki is to a high degree mutually intelligible with Standard Punjabi and shares with it a large portion of its vocabulary and morphology.

Sinhala (/ ˈ s ɪ n h ə l ə, ˈ s ɪ ŋ ə l ə / SIN-hə-lə, SING-ə-lə; සිංහල, siṁhala, [ˈsiŋɦələ]), sometimes called Sinhalese (/ ˌ s ɪ n (h) ə ˈ l iː z, ˌ s ɪ ŋ (ɡ) ə-/), is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. Sinhala is also spoken as ...

Maithili (English: / ˈ m aɪ t ɪ l i /; Maithili: [ˈməi̯tʰɪli]) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Nepal.It is native to the Mithila region, which encompasses parts of the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand as well as Nepal's eastern Terai.It is one of the 22 officially recognised languages of India and Nepal's second most spoken language.

Marwari (मारवाड़ी, مارواڑی), (Mārwāṛī; also rendered Marwadi, Marvadi) is a Rajasthani language spoken in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Marwari is also found in the neighbouring states of Gujarat and Haryana, some adjacent areas in Eastern parts of Pakistan, and some migrant communities in Nepal. With some 7.8 million or so speakers (ce. 2011), it is one of the ...