Northwest Iranian language
C5771
concept
A Northwest Iranian language is a member of the western branch of the Iranian languages spoken primarily in regions of northwestern Iran and neighboring areas, characterized by shared phonological, lexical, and grammatical features distinct from Southwest Iranian languages.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Iranian language | 26 |
| Western Iranian language | 15 |
| Kurdish language variety | 5 |
| Northwestern Iranian languages | 3 |
| Mazanderani dialect | 2 |
| Northwest Iranian language canonical | 2 |
| Eastern Iranian peoples | 1 |
| Judeo-Persian language | 1 |
| Northwestern Iranian language subgroup | 1 |
| Western Iranian language variety | 1 |
| branch of Western Iranian languages | 1 |
| regional variety of Gilaki | 1 |
| regional variety of Mazanderani | 1 |
| زبان ایرانی شمالغربی | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Northwest Iranian language
Generated description
A Northwest Iranian language is a member of the western branch of the Iranian languages spoken primarily in regions of northwestern Iran and neighboring areas, characterized by shared phonological, lexical, and grammatical features distinct from Southwest Iranian languages.
Instances (53)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Laki language | Western Iranian language |
| Old Median | Northwestern Iranian language |
| Zaza Dimlî | Northwestern Iranian language |