Aimaq dialect of Persian

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The Aimaq dialect of Persian is a regional variety of the Persian language spoken primarily by Aimaq communities in Afghanistan, characterized by distinct phonological and lexical features.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Aimaq dialect of Persian canonical 2
Dari-type Persian varieties 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
variety of Persian
closelyRelatedTo Dari Persian
linked to: Persian language
consideredAs dialect of Dari by many linguists
country Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
ethnicAssociation Aimaq communities
linked to: Aimaq people
hasAlternativeName Aimaq Persian
linked to: Aimaqi Persian

Aimaqi Persian
hasLexicalFeature distinct lexical items compared to standard Dari Persian
hasPhonologicalFeature distinct phonological features compared to standard Dari Persian
hasSociolinguisticStatus primarily oral variety
hasVariation local subdialects among different Aimaq tribes
ISO639Status hasNoSeparateISO639-3Code
languageBranch Iranian languages
languageFamily Indo-Iranian languages
languageGroup Persian
linked to: Persian language
languageSubbranch Western Iranian languages
mutualIntelligibility largely mutually intelligible with Dari Persian
region central Afghanistan
northwestern Afghanistan
western Afghanistan
linked to: Western Afghanistan
script Arabic script
linked to: Arabic alphabet
spokenBy Aimaq people
spokenIn Afghanistan
subclassOf Persian language
Western Iranian language variety
usedInDomain everyday communication within Aimaq communities
oral storytelling traditions of Aimaq people
usesScriptVariant Perso-Arabic script
writingSystem Persian alphabet
linked to: Perso-Arabic script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Jamshidi Aimaqs usesLanguage Aimaq dialect of Persian
Eastern Iran languageCurrentlySpoken Dari-type Persian varieties
subject linked to: eastern Iran
linked to: Aimaq dialect of Persian
Aimaq people language Aimaq dialect of Persian