Indo-Aryan languages

The Indo-Aryan languages are a branch of the Indo-Iranian language family. They are mostly spoken in North 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.

Indo-Aryan
Indic
Geographic distribution:	South Asia
Linguistic classification:	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan
Proto-language:	Proto-Indo-Aryan
Subdivisions:	—
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.   Pashai (Dardic)   Khowar (Dardic)   Shina (Dardic)   Kohistani (Dardic)   Kashmiri (Dardic)   Punjabi (Northwestern)   Sindhi (Northwestern)   Rajasthani (Western)   Gujarati (Western)   Khandeshi (Western)   Bhili (Western)   Central Pahari (Northern)   Dogri (Northern)   Nepali (Northern)   Western Hindi (Central)   Eastern Hindi (Central)   Bengali-Assamese (Eastern)   Bihari (Eastern)   Odia (Eastern)   Halbi (Eastern)   Marathi-Konkani (Southern)   Sinhala (Southern)   Maldivian (Southern) (not shown: Kunar (Dardic), Chinali-Lahuli)

Related pages

• Languages of South Asia
• Iranic languages