Alternate Names: Talesh, Talish, Talyshi
Dialects: Astara, Lenkoran, Lerik, Massali. Northern Talyshi in Azerbaijan and Iran. Dialects in Azerbaijan are similar. Dialects in Iran may be separate languages. Reportedly similar to Harzani ,.
Status Notes: De facto language of provincial identity in Astara, Lankaran, Lerik, Masally districts.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 800,000 in Azerbaijan (1996). Population total all countries: 915,400.
Language Use: Also use North Azerbaijani [azj].
Language Development: Taught in primary schools. Newspapers. Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing System: Arabic, Cyrillic
Nation of Origin: Azerbaijan
Other Comments: Muslim (Sunni), Muslim (Shi’a).