Takestani

The Tati language (Tati: تاتی زبون, Tâti Zobun) is a Northwestern Iranian language spoken by the Tat people of Iran which is closely related to languages such as Talysh, Zaza, Mazandarani and Gilaki. Tati consists of many sub-dialects and its dialects are spoken in sparsely distributed small pockets in northern and northwestern Iran. Tati shares common isogloss and many characteristic words with Talysh and Zaza that are not found in other Iranian languages. Tati, similar to Zaza, has a two-gender, case and ergative system. The language is also referred to as Southern Tati and is considered the present-day Azari, reflecting its affinity with Old Azeri.

The Tati dialects are usually divided into three main clusters consisting of the northern, central and southern clusters. The northern cluster is spoken in the area near the Azerbaijan and Turkey border, the central cluster is spoken in northwestern Iran and the southern cluster is spoken in farther south provinces such as Zanjan, Qazvin and Markazi. The Kilit dialect of the language was spoken outside of present-day Iran, in Azerbaijan.

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