Armeno-Tat

E261677

Armeno-Tat is a dialect of the Tat language historically spoken by Armenian communities in the South Caucasus region.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Armeno-Tat canonical 3
Armenian Tat 1
Armeno-Tati 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
variety of Tat language
associatedWithEthnicGroup Armenians
Armenians
surface form: Caucasian Armenians
consideredAs dialect of Tat rather than separate language
contactSituation long-term contact between Tat and Armenian speakers
declineReason language shift to Armenian and Azerbaijani
endangermentFactor assimilation into dominant language communities
urbanization and migration of Armenian Tat communities
hasAlternativeName Armeno-Tat
surface form: Armenian Tat

Armeno-Tat
surface form: Armeno-Tati
historicalRegion South Caucasus
South Caucasus
surface form: Transcaucasia
ISO639Status no separate ISO 639-3 code
languageBranch Southwestern Iranian languages
languageFamily Iranian languages
lexicalBorrowingFrom Armenian Rite
surface form: Church Armenian

Classical Armenian
linguisticInfluenceFrom Armenian language
Azerbaijani language
Persian language
partOf Tat dialect continuum
phonologicalInfluenceFrom Eastern Armenian
region Azerbaijan
Baku
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh

Shirvan
researchField Caucasian linguistics
Iranian linguistics
contact linguistics
scriptUsed Armenian script
shiftedTo Azerbaijani
Eastern Armenian
Russian
sociolinguisticType ethnolect
minority dialect
spokenBy Armenian communities in the South Caucasus
Armenians
status endangered
moribund
subclassOf Southwestern Iranian language variety
Tat language
timePeriod historically spoken until 20th century
typologicalFeature Iranian grammar with Armenian lexical influence
usedBy Armenian communities in mixed Armenian-Tat settlements
writingTradition primarily oral with limited written records

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tat language hasDialect Armeno-Tat
Tats hasDialect Armeno-Tat
Armeno-Tat hasAlternativeName Armeno-Tat
this entity surface form: Armenian Tat
Armeno-Tat hasAlternativeName Armeno-Tat
this entity surface form: Armeno-Tati
Caucasian Tat hasDialect Armeno-Tat