Talysh

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A language of Azerbaijan

ISO 639-3
tly
Alternate Names
Talesh, Talish, Talyshi
Population

800,000 in Azerbaijan (1996). Population total all countries: 915,400.

Location

Caspian coast south of Viliazh-Chai River. May be in Central Asia and Siberia. Also in Iran, Russian Federation.

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Language Status

4 (Educational). De facto language of provincial identity in Astara, Lankaran, Lerik, Masally districts.

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Talysh
Dialects

Astara, Lenkoran, Lerik, Massali. Northern Talyshi in Azerbaijan and Iran. Dialects in Azerbaijan are similar. Dialects in Iran may be separate languages. Similar to Harzani [hrz].

Language Use

Also use Northern Azerbaijani [azj].

Language Development
Taught in primary schools. Newspapers. Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing
Arabic script. Cyrillic script.
Other Comments

Muslim (Sunni), Muslim (Shi’a).

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