The Caspian languages are a key branch of North-Western Iranian languages spoken in Iran and parts of the Azerbaijan Republic, south & west of the Caspian Sea. They are also unique in sharing a bit of typological features with the Kartvelian languages.
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👉 Caspian languages in the context of Gilaki language
Gilaki (گیلٚکي زٚوؤن romanized: Gilɵki Zɵvon) is an Iranian language belonging to the Caspian subgroup of the Northwestern branch, spoken in south of Caspian Sea by Gilak people. Gilaki is closely related to Mazandarani. The two languages of Gilaki and Mazandarani have similar vocabularies. The Gilaki and Mazandarani languages (but not other Iranian languages) share certain typological features with Caucasian languages (specifically Kartvelian languages), reflecting the history, ethnic identity, and close relatedness to the Caucasus region and Caucasian peoples of the Gilak people and Mazandarani people.
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Caspian languages in the context of Gilaks
Gilaks (Gilaki: گيلٚکٚاٚٓن) are an Iranian people native to south of Caspian sea. They form one of the main ethnic groups residing in the northern parts of Iran. Gilak people, along with the closely related Mazandarani people, make up part of the Caspian people, who inhabit the southern and southwestern coastal regions of the Caspian Sea.
They all speak the Gilaki language as their first language, part of the Caspian languages, one that is closely related to Mazandarani.