Ashtiani

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A language of Iran

ISO 639-3
atn
Alternate Names
Ashtiyani, Astiani
User Population

26,400 (2019).

Location

Markazi province: Ashtiyan and Tafresh.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Central Iran
Dialects

Ashtiani, Tafresh. Transitional between central Iranian dialects and Talysh [tly]. Dialects may be separate languages. Reportedly very similar to Vafsi [vaf].

Language Use

Shifting to Iranian Persian [pes].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ashtiani
Writing

Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran].

Other Comments

Muslim.