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Ashtiani language

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Ashtiani
Ashtiyani
Native toIran
RegionAshtian, Tafresh
Native speakers
27,000 (2021)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3atn
Glottologasht1244
ELPAshtiani

Ashtiani (آشتیانی) is one of the Northwestern Iranian languages,[1] spoken in Ashtian and Tafresh of Iran.

It is sometimes seen as a transitional dialect between Northwestern Iranian languages and Talysh and is very close to Vafsi. Its speakers are also bilingual in Persian.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Ashtiani at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
  2. ^ * Yarshater, E. (August 17, 2011) [1987]. "Āštīāni". Encyclopædia Iranica. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. Retrieved 6 April 2022.