ISO 639-3 · tlytly
Indo-European family
Talysh
Tolyšə zyvon
Talysh is a language of the Northwestern Iranian branch (Indo-European), spoken in Azerbaijan and Iran. Wikidata counts about 764,400 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Iranic language spoken in Northwestern Iran and Southeastern Azerbaijan”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
tly- Glottocode
taly1247- Family
- Indo-European
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- UNESCO
- Vulnerable
- Centre point
- 37.90, 48.80
- Wikipedia
- 59 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
3scripts
5levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Talysh · Tolyšə zyvon |
|---|---|
| Also called | Talysh language |
| All speakers | 764,400 |
| Written in | Latin script, Arabic script, Cyrillic |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Vulnerable
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Indo-European to Talysh
The branches above Talysh, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Azerbaijan
azeAzerbaijaniTurkic · 35 mSafekazKazakhTurkic · 13.2 m1 · NationalazjNorth AzerbaijaniTurkic · 9.2 m1 · NationalhyeArmenianIndo-European · 6.7 m1 · NationalkatGeorgianKartvelian · 3.7 m1 · NationalpntPontic GreekIndo-European · 778,0006a · VigorousavaAvarNortheast Caucasian · 766,5003 · Wider CommunicationlezLezgianNortheast Caucasian · 633,6104 · EducationaljdtJudeo-TatIndo-European · 106,0006b · ThreatenedjprJudeo-PersianIndo-European · 60,0007 · Shifting