Ashtiani language
Ashtiani (آشتیانی) is one of the Northwestern Iranian languages,[2] spoken in Ashtiyan and Tafresh of Iran.
| Ashtiani | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Iran |
Native speakers | 21,000 (2000)[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.[3]
References
- Ashtiani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Ethnologue
- " in Encyclopedia Iranica by E. Yarshater
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