Karingani is a Northwestern Iranian language and is a dialect of the Tati language of Iran.[3] It is closely related to the Kalāsuri-Khoynarudi dialects and Harzandi and Kilit. It is spoken in East Azerbaijan Province, in the Dizmar district, Keringan, Kalasur and Khunirud villages.[4]
| Karingani | |
|---|---|
| ئؽۆلو آسمايى | |
| Native to | Iran |
| Region | Karangan, Kalasur and Khunirud |
Native speakers | 22,000 (2019)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kgn |
| Glottolog | kari1303 |
| ELP | Karingani |
References
edit- ↑ Karingani at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Keringani". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ "Keringāni". Glottolog. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ↑ Frawley 2003, p. 310.
Sources
edit- Frawley, William J. (2003). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Vol. 3. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195139771.
Further reading
edit- Yarshater, Ehsan (2007). "The Dialect of Karingan". In Maria Macuch; Mauro Maggi; Werner Sundermann (eds.). Iranian languages and texts from iran and turan: Ronald E. Emmerick Memorial Volume. Iranica. Vol. 13. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 443–462.