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Ashtiani (آشتیانی) is one of the Northwestern Iranian languages, spoken in
Ashtiyan Ashtian ( fa, آشتيان, also Romanized as Āshtīān and Ashtīyan) is a city and capital of Ashtian County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 8,324, in 2,597 families. Ashtian lies in a fertile agricultural di ...
and Tafresh of Iran. It is sometimes seen as a transitional dialect between Northwestern Iranian languages and Talysh and is very close to
Vafsi Vafsi ( Tati: , ''Vowsi'') is a dialect of the Tati language spoken in the Vafs village and surrounding area in the Markazi province of Iran. The dialects of the Tafresh region share many features with the Central Plateau dialects. Grammar V ...
. Its speakers are also bilingual in Persian.in Encyclopedia Iranica by E. Yarshater
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