Kavir, or ambiguously Biyabanaki, is a group of
Western Iranian languages
The Western Iranic languages are a branch of the Iranic languages, attested from the time of Old Persian (6th century BC) and Median.
Languages
The traditional Northwestern branch is a convention for non-Southwestern languages, rather than a g ...
spoken in the Kavir valley in central
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
.
The Kavir languages are Farvi (~500 speakers), Garma'i (10 speakers),
Khuri, and Iraji (6 speakers).
Farvi
Farvi is a language spoken in the village of
Kaviz. Despite being classified as
Northwestern Iranian
The Western Iranic languages are a branch of the Iranic languages, attested from the time of Old Persian (6th century BC) and Median.
Languages
The traditional Northwestern branch is a convention for non-Southwestern languages, rather than a ...
, it shares certain similarities with Southwestern languages. Further, it shares some sound changes with
Balochi and
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish languages
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern Kurdistan
**Eastern Kurdistan
**Northern Kurdistan
**Western Kurdistan
See also
* Kurd (dis ...
which distinguish them from other Northwestern languages.
References
Western Iranian languages
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