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Indo-Aryan
Indic
Geographic
distribution:		 South Asia
Linguistic classification: Indo-European
Proto-language: Vedic Sanskrit
Subdivisions:
North-Western Zone
Central Zone
Eastern Zone
Southern Zone
Insular Indo-Aryan
ISO 639-2 and 639-5: inc
Indoarische Sprachen Gruppen.png
Geographical distribution of the major Indo-Aryan languages. (Urdu is not shown because it is mainly a lingua franca with no prevalence as a first language. The traditionally migratory Romani, Domari, and Lomavren languages are also not shown).

The Indo-Aryan languages are a branch of Indo-Iranian languages. They are spoken in Southern Asia, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

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  • Indo-Aryan Languages Tree

    Classification tree of the Indo-Aryan languages

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