Kashkay
A language of Iran
| Population | 1,500,000 (1997). |
| Region | Southwest Iran, Fars and South Kohgiluyeh va Boyerahmad Province. Shiraz, Gachsaran, and Firuzabad are centers. |
| Alternate names | Kashkai, Qashqai, Qashqa’I, Qashqay |
| Dialects | Similar to Azerbaijani [azb]. |
| Classification | Altaic, Turkic, Southern, Azerbaijani |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home, commerce. All ages. Also use Western Farsi [pes]. |
| Language development | Many can read Farsi well. |
| Writing system | Arabic script. |
| Comments | Nomadic. Rug weavers; pastoralists: sheep, donkeys, camels. Muslim (Shi’a). |
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