WesternSubgroup of 69 languagesAncestorsIndo-European 455Indo-Iranian 312Iranian 85WesternDescendants 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