Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Ashtiani language

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Native to
  
Iran

ISO 639-3
  
atn

Native speakers
  
21,000 (2000)

Glottolog
  
asht1244

Language family
  
Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian Western Northwestern II Tatic Tafresh Ashtiani

Ashtiani is one of the Central Iranian languages, spoken in Ashtiyan and Tafresh of Iran.

It is sometimes seen as a transitional dialect between central Iranian languages and Talysh and is very close to Vafsi. Its speakers are also bilingual in Persian and are Muslim.

References

Ashtiani language Wikipedia


Similar Topics