Tolışi

Talysh

Indo-European (Iranian, Northwestern)

FamilyIndo-European (Iranian, Northwestern) Speakers~900K ScriptLatin, Cyrillic, Perso-Arabic CountriesAzerbaijan, Iran (Gilan) Official inNo (recognized minority) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3tly

Talysh (Tolışi) is a Northwestern Iranian language of the southwestern Caspian Sea coast, with ~900K speakers in southern Azerbaijan (Lankaran, Astara, Lerik, Masally) and the Iranian Caspian provinces (Gilan, Ardabil). Related to Tati and the historical Median language; preserves several archaic Iranian features lost in Persian. Three main dialect groups: Northern (Azerbaijan), Central, and Southern (Iran). In Azerbaijan, Talysh is recognized as a minority language and uses a Latin alphabet (also historically Cyrillic during Soviet times). In Iran it uses Perso-Arabic script. The Talysh Khanate (1747–1828) was an independent state before the Russian conquest.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Talysh

Water

ov

ov

Fire

otəş

otəʃ

Sun

rüj

ɾyʒ

Moon

ümüj

ymyʒ

Star

əstovə

əstovə

Night

şəv

ʃəv

Rain

voş

voʃ

Snow

voə

voə

Wind

vo

vo

Earth

zəmin

zəmin

Stone

sığ

sɨʁ

Mountain

band

band

Sea

dıyo

dɨjo

Mother

muə

muə

Father

pıə

pɯə

Daughter

kinə

kinə

I

az

az

You

tı

tɨ

We

əmə

əmə

Name

nom

nom

Person

odəm

odəm

Head

sə

sə

Eye

çəş

tʃəʃ

Ear

guš

ɡuʃ

Nose

vıni

vɨni

Mouth

qəv

ɡəv

Tooth

dandon

dandon

Tongue

zıvon

zɨvon

Hand

dast

dast

Foot

lıng

lɨŋɡ

Heart

zırə

zɯɾə

Bone

astə

ˈastə

Blood

xun

xun

Poop

qü

ɡy

Love

hışt

hɯʃt

Tree

dor

doɾ

Dog

səg

səɡ

Cat

pışi

pɯʃi

Fish

moy

moj

Bird

pərəndə

pəɾəndə

Butterfly

lüləpər

lyləpəɾ

Egg

uvə

uvə

Bear

xərs

xəɾs

Horse

asp

asp

House

ka

ka

Milk

şıt

ʃɨt

Honey

angivin

aŋɡivin

Salt

nemek

nemek

Rice

bırz

bɨɾz

Iron

osın

osɨn

Wheel

təkər

təkəɾ

Silk

avşim

avʃim

Book

kitob

kitob

Eat

hardə

haɾdə

Drink

peşomə

peʃomə

Sleep

hıte

hɨte

One

i

i

Two

dı

dɨ

Three

se

se

Four

ço

tʃo

Five

penc

pendʒ

Hundred

sa

sa

Hello

xəyrli ruj

xəjɾli ɾuʒ

Thank you

minnətdar

minnətdaɾ

Good

çoki

tʃoki

New

tojə

tojə

Red

sur

suɾ

White

sipi

sipi

Black

siyo

sijo

Green

kavu

kavu

Blue

kavu

kavu

Computer

kompjuter

kompjuteɾ

Orange

pərtəxol

pəɾtəxol

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Indo-European (Iranian, Northwestern)

Meaning TalyshMazandaraniTajikGilakiSouthern LuriZazaLurish
Water ov /ov/ آو /ɒːv/ об /ob/ او /ɒw/ âw /ɒːw/ aw /aw/ او /ɒw/
Fire otəş /otəʃ/ تش /tæʃ/ оташ /otaʃ/ تش /tæʃ/ taš /taʃ/ adır /aˈdɨɾ/ تش /tæʃ/
Sun rüj /ɾyʒ/ آفتاب /ɒːftɒːb/ офтоб /oftob/ آفتاب /ɒːftɒːb/ xor /xor/ tîj /tiːʒ/ هور /hor/
Moon ümüj /ymyʒ/ مونگ /muŋɡ/ моҳ /moh/ ماه /mɒːh/ mâng /mɑːŋ/ aşmî /aʃˈmiː/ مانگ /mɒːŋɡ/
Star əstovə /əstovə/ اساره /esːɒːˈɾe/ ситора /sitoˈra/ ستاره /setɑːˈɾe/ estâre /esˈtɑːɾe/ astare /asˈtaːre/ ستاره /esˈtɒːɾe/
Night şəv /ʃəv/ شو /ʃow/ шаб /ʃab/ شو /ʃo/ šow /ʃow/ şewe /ʃɛwɛ/ شو /ʃow/
Rain voş /voʃ/ وارش /vɒːˈɾeʃ/ борон /boˈron/ وارش /vɒːɾəʃ/ bârun /bɒːrun/ varan /vɑɾˈɑn/ بارون /bɒːrun/
Snow voə /voə/ ورف /vərf/ барф /barf/ ورف /varf/ barf /barf/ vor /voɾ/ برف /barf/
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