| Kilit | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Azerbaijan |
| Region | Nakhchivan |
| Extinct | after 1950s[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | kili1273 |
 Kilit is classified as Extinct according to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[2] | |
| Coordinates: 38°56.7′N 46°5.9′E / 38.9450°N 46.0983°E | |
Kilit is an extinct Iranian dialect of Azerbaijan that is closely related to Talysh. It is probably a dialect of Iranian Tati, otherwise found only in Iran, specifically a subdialect of Harzandi. It was spoken in the villages around Kilit, located 12 kilometers southwest from the city of Ordubad in a district with the same name of Nakhchivan in Azerbaijan. It was still used by non-native speakers as a second language in the 1950s.[1][3]
- ^ a b Stilo, D. L. 1994. Phonological systems in contact in Iran and Transcaucasia. In Persian studies in North America: Studies in Honor of Mohammad Ali Jazayery By Muhammed Ali Jaza'iri, Mehdi Marashi, Mohammad Ali: Festschrift Jazayery, Published by Ibex Publishers, Inc., p. 90. ISBN 0-936347-35-X, ISBN 978-0-936347-35-6
- ^ Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (Report) (3rd ed.). UNESCO. 2010. p. 29.
- ^ UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger Archived 2009-02-22 at the Wayback Machine