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QASHQAI (Iran)

Family
Western-(Oghuz)-Turkic languages

Country
Iran

Language code
QSQ

Continent
Southwest Asia

Alternate language names
QASHQA'I, QASHQAY, KASHKAI

Genetic affiliation
Altaic, Turkic, Southern, Azerbaijani

Geographical region
Southern Iran, Fars Provin- ce; southern part in winter, northern in summer

Population
200,000 (1982 estimate)

Bilingual in
Farsi

Status
Needs survey

Remarks
Very close to Azerbaijani. Nomadic. Many are bilingual in Farsi and can read it well

Subsistence type
Rug weavers

Total speakers
200,000

Religion
Shi'a Muslim 100%

 
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