Nayini language

Nayini
Nayini
Native to	Iran
Native speakers	~24,000 (2022)
Language family	Indo-European Iranian Western Northwestern Central Plateau languages Southeast Central Plateau Nayini; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nyq
Glottolog	nayi1242
ELP	Nayini
	Zefra'i

Nayini (Na'ini) is one of the Central Plateau languages varieties of Iran, with approximately 24,000 speakers.^[1]^[2]

There are other dialects, or closely related languages, spoken in the vicinity that are also classified as Southeast Central Plateau such as Anāraki, Ābchuye’i, Keyjāni, Tudeshki, and Moshkenāni.

Ethnologue provisionally lists Khuri as a dialect. However, that appears to belong to a different branch of Northwestern Iranian.

References

^ ^a ^b "Atlas of the Languages of Iran – Problems Module". Geodatabase of Language Distribution, ILCA. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Atlas of the Languages of Iran – Language Distribution: Esfahan Province". Geodatabase of Language Distribution, ILCA. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
^ "Language Classification: Central Plateau". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
^ Endangered Languages Project data for Zefra'i.

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[ALI-count-1] "Atlas of the Languages of Iran – Problems Module". Geodatabase of Language Distribution, ILCA. Retrieved 15 August 2025.

[ALI-esfahan-2] "Atlas of the Languages of Iran – Language Distribution: Esfahan Province". Geodatabase of Language Distribution, ILCA. Retrieved 15 August 2025.

[IranAtlas-3] "Language Classification: Central Plateau". Iran Atlas. Retrieved 14 August 2025.

[ELP2-4] Endangered Languages Project data for Zefra'i.

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