IranianSubgroup of 85 languagesAncestorsIndo-European 455Indo-Iranian 312IranianDescendants Eastern 15 Northeastern 3 Southeastern 12 Pamir 8 Shugni-Yazgulami 3 Pashto 4 Western 69 Northwestern 52 Balochi 5 Caspian 3 Central Iran 11 Kurdish 4 Ormuri-Parachi 2 Semnani 4 Talysh 16 Unclassified 1 Zaza-Gorani 6 Southwestern 17 Fars 2 Luri 4 Persian 9 Tat 2