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Talysh

A language of Azerbaijan

ISO 639-3: tly

Population	800,000 in Azerbaijan (1996). Population total all countries: 914,550.
Region	Caspian coast south of Viliazh-Chai River. May be in Central Asia and Siberia. Also in Iran, Russian Federation (Asia).
Language map	Azerbaijan
Alternate names	Talesh, Talish, Talyshi
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].
Classification	Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Talysh
Language use	Also use Northern Azerbaijani [azj].
Language development	Taught in primary schools. Newspapers. Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing system	Arabic script. Cyrillic script.
Comments	Muslim (Shi’a and Sunni).

Also spoken in:

Iran

Language name	Talysh
Population	112,000 in Iran (1993).
Region	Northwest Gilan Province, Caspian coastal plain and adjacent mountainous areas from Masuleh, Masal, and Kapur-Chal (Kepri-Chal) to Azerbaijan border. Northern Talyshi in Azerbaijan, Astara and the Caspian littoral areas; Central Talyshi in Gilan Province, Asalem-Hashtpar area along Caspian littoral; Southern Talyshi in Gilan Province, Shandermen, Masal, Masuleh, and surrounding mountainous areas.
Alternate names	Talesh, Taleshi, Talish, Talishi, Talyshi
Dialects	Northern Talyshi, Central Talyshi, Southern Talyshi.
Language use	Also use Western Farsi [pes].
Comments	Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CLIFTON, John M., author. 2009. Do the Talysh and Tat languages have a future in Azerbaijan?.  

CLIFTON, John M., editor. 2003. Studies in languages of Azerbaijan, vol 2.

CLIFTON, John M.; DECKINGA, Gabriela; LUCHT, Laura; TIESSEN, Calvin, authors. 2003. "The sociolinguistic situation of the Talysh in Azerbaijan."

CLIFTON, John M.; DECKINGA, Gabriela; LUCHT, Laura; TIESSEN, Calvin, authors. 2005. "Sociolinguistic situation of the Talysh in Azerbaijan."  

PAUL, Daniel, author. 2011. A comparative dialectal description of Iranian Taleshi.