Nayini

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A language of Iran

ISO 639-3
nyq
Alternate Names
Biyabanak
User Population

7,030 (2000).

Location

Esfahan province: Anarak and Nayin east of Isfahan; Khur and Mehrjan, northeast of Isfahan (Khuri dialect).

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

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

Nayini, Anarak, Khuri. Dialects listed may be separate languages. Khuri distinct from other dialects. Related to Zoroastrian Dari [gbz].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nayini
Writing

Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran].

Other Comments

Muslim.