Talysh

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A language of Azerbaijan

ISO 639-3
tly
Alternate Names
Talesh, Talish, Talyshi, Tolışə zıvon, Tolish
Autonym
Tolışi‎
User Population

68,700 in Azerbaijan (2011 UNSD). Total users in all countries: 226,100.

Location

Astara, Lankaran, Lerik and Masalli districts: Caspian coast south of Viliazh-Chai river.

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Language Status

4 (Educational). De facto language of provincial identity in Astara, Lankaran, Lerik, Masally districts.

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Talysh
Dialects

Astara, Lenkoran, Lerik, Massali. Northern Talyshi in Azerbaijan and Iran. Dialects in Azerbaijan are similar. Dialects in Iran may be separate languages. Reportedly similar to Harzani [hrz].

Language Use

Also use North Azerbaijani [azj].

Language Development

Taught in primary schools as subject. Newspapers. Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Talysh
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab], used in Iran. Cyrillic script [Cyrl]. Latin script [Latn], used in Azerbaijan.

Other Comments

Muslim.

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