The Semnani languages are a group of Northwestern Iranian languages, spoken in Semnan province

Semnan Province

Semnan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts.Counties of...

 of Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

 that share many linguistic features and structures with Caspian languages

Caspian languages

Caspian languages are a branch of Northwestern Iranian languages spoken in northern Iran, south of the Caspian Sea.Caspian languages include:* Deilami* Gilaki * Mazanderani * Shahmirzadi-External links:*...

. These languages are also called "dialects" in some sources.

There are six Semnani languages named in the literature. Some may be dialects, but there is little published work on their relationships.

• Semnani
• Biyabunaki
• Sangsari
  Sangsari language
  Sangsari or Sangisari is an Iranian language spoken in the Semnan province of Iran mainly in the Sangsar town and in several surrounding villages. Sangsari is included in the Semnani group of Northwest Iranian languages that also includes Lasgerdi, Semnani, and Sorkhei...
  
  
• Sorkhei
• Aftari
• Lasgerdi

Cognate Sets

English	Sorkhei	Lasgerdi	Sangsari	Aftari	Biyabunaki
dog	esbā	esbe	esbe	espa	esba
girl	dukkey	dot	döt	dut	dut
blood	xün				xün
large	masīn	masīn		masīn
nose	ven	vinī	xunī	vinī	vēnī
snow	vār	var	varf		var
serpent			mohur		mahar
moon			mūng		māye
woman	žiki	žaki	žekeyn	džek	džinakā