Natanzi language explained

Natanzi
States:Iran
Speakers:several thousand[1]
Date:2000
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Indo-European
Fam2:Indo-Iranian
Fam3:Iranian
Fam4:Western
Fam5:Northwestern II
Fam6:Tatic
Fam7:Kermanic/Central Plateau
Fam8:Northeastern
Dia1:Natanzi proper
Dia2:Abyane'i
Dia3:Badi (Median)
Dia4:Badrudi
Dia5:Bidhandi
Dia6:Farizandi
Dia7:Hanjani
Dia8:Yarandi
Iso3:ntz
Glotto:nata1252
Glottorefname:Natanzic

Natanzi is one of the Central Iranian varieties of Iran, one of five listed in Ethnologue that together have 35,000 speakers. Dialects are Natanzi, Farizandi, Yarandi/Yarani. It is closely related to Sohi.

Notes and References

  1. Ethnologue gives a figure of 7,030. However, this is a guestimate based on 35,000 speakers divided among five recognized languages.