Ashtiani (آشتیانی) is one of the Northwestern Iranian languages,[1] spoken in Ashtian and Tafresh of Iran.
Ashtiani | |
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Ashtiyani | |
Native to | Iran |
Region | Ashtian, Tafresh |
Native speakers | 27,000 (2021)[1] |
Indo-European
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | atn |
Glottolog | asht1244 |
ELP | Ashtiani |
It is sometimes seen as a transitional dialect between Northwestern Iranian languages and Talysh and is very close to Vafsi. Its speakers are also bilingual in Persian.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Ashtiani at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ * Yarshater, E. (August 17, 2011) [1987]. "Āštīāni". Encyclopædia Iranica. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. Retrieved 6 April 2022.