Harzandi dialect

Harzani
Harzandi
Native toIran
Native speakers
36,000 (2021)[1]
Dialects
Language codes
ISO 639-3hrz
Glottologharz1239
ELPHarzani

Harzandi or Harzani (Tati: هرزندی، هرزنی) is a dialect of the Tati language,[2][3][4][5] spoken in the northern regions of the East Azarbaijan province of Iran. It is strictly an oral language, and a descendant of the Old Azeri language that has long been extinct as a result of the diffusion of Turkish in the area.[6] Harzandi has many common linguistic features with both Talysh and Zaza and was positioned between the Talysh and Zaza.[7]

  1. ^ Harzani at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Kārang, A. A. 1954: Tāti va Harzani. Tabriz: Esma’il Va’ezpur.
  3. ^ "Hening Tati".
  4. ^ Tati Language (An Introduction), Professor Ehsan Yarshater.
  5. ^ Tati group (Tati-Talyshi); Donald Stilo (1981)
  6. ^ Karimzadeh, J. 1994: "The Verbal Constructions in Azari (Harzani Dialect)." Master's thesis, Tarbiat Modarres University.
  7. ^ Henning, Walter Bruno (1955). The Ancient Language of Azerbaijan. Austin & Sons. pp. 174–175.