Ashtiyani dialect

Ashtiyani dialect

The Ashtiani dialect is one of the Central Iranian dialect. [http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v2f8/v2f8a054.html] spoken in the Ashtian and Tafresh area of Iran.

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

References

* [http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v2f8/v2f8a054.html "Ashtiyani, the dialect of Ashtian" in Encyclopedia Iranica by E. Yarshater]

* [http://www.christusrex.org/www3/ethno/Iran.html Ethnologue]


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