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
Caucasian Armenians
linked to: 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 Armenian Tat
linked to: Armeno-Tat

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

Classical Armenian
linguisticInfluenceFrom Armenian language
Azerbaijani language
Persian language
partOf Tat dialect continuum
phonologicalInfluenceFrom Eastern Armenian
region Azerbaijan
Baku
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 Armenian Tat
linked to: Armeno-Tat
Armeno-Tat hasAlternativeName Armeno-Tati
linked to: Armeno-Tat
Caucasian Tat hasDialect Armeno-Tat