Ashtiyani dialect
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Ashtiani is one of the Central Iranian dialects. 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
.
Ashtian
Ashtian is a city in and the capital of Ashtian County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,324, in 2,597 families....
and Tafresh
Tafresh
Tafresh is a city in and the capital of Tafresh County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 13,914, in 4,254 families.Tafresh is located amidst high mountains southwest of Tehran...
area of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
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It is sometimes seen as a transitional dialect between central Iranian languages and Talysh
Talysh language
The Talyshi language is a Northwestern Iranian language spoken in the northern regions of the Iranian provinces of Gilan and Ardabil and the southern regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Historically, the language and its people can be traced through the middle Iranian period back to the ancient...
and is very close to Vafsi. Its speakers are also bilingual in Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
and are Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
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