Also Known As:
Keša'i, Keši
Dialects & Varieties
Kešaʾi dialect
Habib Borjian, “Kešaʾi dialect,” Encyclopaedia Iranica; 2015; https://www.academia.edu/16483416/Keshei_dialect
Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
200
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
675 (as of 2006)
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"The speakers' perceived self-worth is not high; many feel no harm in abandoning the inherited dialect in favor of spoken Tehrani Persian, which is regard as having greater prestige and utility. There is, however, one apparent value agreed upon by many speakers, viz., the utilization of their obscure dialect as a secret language outside of the region, especially in the urban centers to which most of the former villagers have moved."
Location and Context
Countries
Iran
Location Description
the Ṭarqrud district, Naṭanz Sub-province, Isfahan Province
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Tehrani Persian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
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