Indo-Aryan | |
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Indic | |
Geographic distribution: | South Asia |
Linguistic classification: | Indo-European
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Proto-language: | Proto-Indo-Aryan |
Subdivisions: |
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ISO 639-2 and 639-5: | inc |
![]() Present-day geographical distribution of the major Indo-Aryan language groups. Romani, Domari, Kholosi, Luwati, and Lomavren are outside the scope of the map.
Khowar (Dardic)
Shina (Dardic)
Kohistani (Dardic)
Kashmiri (Dardic)
Sindhi (Northwestern)
Gujarati (Western)
Khandeshi (Western)
Bhili (Western)
Central Pahari (Northern)
Nepali (Northern)
Eastern Hindi (Central)
Bihari (Eastern)
Odia (Eastern)
Halbi (Eastern)
Sinhala (Southern)
Maldivian (Southern)
(not shown: Kunar (Dardic), Chinali-Lahuli) |
The Indo-Aryan languages are a branch of the Indo-Iranian language family. They are mostly spoken in Southern Asia, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Bangladesh. However, some are also spoken in other places, such as Europe. The Indo-Aryan languages come from a common ancestor, Proto-Indo-Aryan, and today include many modern languages like Sindhi Marathi, Odia, Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu), Romani,[1] Domari,[2] Lomavren,[3] Rohingya,[4] Prakrit [5] and Sanskrit.