Kuhpayi

 [aka Kuhpāʾi]

Classification: Indo-European

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severely endangered

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Kuhpāʾi

Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western Iranian

LINGUIST List

3oz

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There is substantial dialectal variation across the Kuhpāya district. Kuhpāʾi proper is spoken in Jabal (Kuki). As one travels northwest, through Fešārk, the speech gradually approaches that of Zefra. Sagzi on the west and Qehi on the south have distinct dialects, though not radically different from that of Jabal. On the other hand, Mošgenān, Tudešk, and Ješuqān, in the east of the Kuhpāya district, possess transitional varieties closely related to those of Nāʾin (q.v.). These dialects are all endangered, being overrun by Persian.

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