29920 Talysh 10000-99999 360,000-500,000 "With regard to mother-tongue speakers, while Asatrian and Borjian (2005) suggest there may be one million Taleshi speakers in Iran, Gordon’s (2005) figure of 112,000 is probably more realistic... Meanwhile, Tiessen (2003, p.11) reports close to 500,000 ethnic Talysh in Azerbaijan, including close to 400,000 in the districts of Astara, Lenkaran, Lerik, Masalli and Yardimli."
A Comparative Dialectical Description of Iranian Taleshi Off ~112,000 10000-99999