Tat, Muslim

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A language of Azerbaijan

ISO 639-3
ttt
Alternate Names
Muslim Tat, Mussulman Tati, Tati
User Population

22,800 in Azerbaijan (2011 UNSD). Total users in all countries: 32,810.

Location

Balakan district: Surakhan region on Apsheron peninsula; Baku, Quba, Sizan, and Vartashen cities; Afruja, Chichi, Dagkushu, Genvab, Konakhkend, Lakhij, and Matrasa villages; widespread in mountains near Qonaqkend.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened). De facto language of provincial identity in Quba, Shabran, Siazan.

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Tat
Dialects

Quba, Devechi, Qonaqkend, Qyzyl Qazma, Aruskush-Daqqushchu (Khyzy), Absheron, Balakhani, Surakhani, Lahyj, Malham. Difficult intelligibility of Judeo-Tat [jdt]. Reportedly similar to Farsi [pes]. Balakhani are recent exiles from Iran. Lahyj dialect may be a separate language.

Language Use

Community. Some young people, all adults, few children. Positive attitudes. Also use Azerbaijani [aze]. Also use North Azerbaijani [azj], especially the Lahyj, as a literary language.

Language Development

Taught in primary schools. Radio. Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tat, Muslim
Writing

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

Other Comments

Different from Takestani [tks] of Iran. Muslim.

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