Aimaq language
Encyclopedia
Aimaq is a dialect of the Persian language
spoken west of the Hazarajat
(or Hazarastan), in central northwest Afghanistan
, eastern Iran
, and Tajikistan
. It is the dominant dialect of Persian spoken by the Aymāq people. It is very close to Khorasani
and Dari
dialects. The Aimaq people are thought to have a 5-15% literacy rate.
Subdialects of Aimaq include:
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
spoken west of the Hazarajat
Hazarajat
The Hazarajat is the original homeland of the Hazara people, and lies in the central highlands of Afghanistan, among the Koh-i-Baba mountains and the western extremities of the Hindu Kush. Its physical boundaries, however, are roughly marked by the Bamiyan Basin to the north, the headwaters of...
(or Hazarastan), in central northwest Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, eastern Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, and Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
. It is the dominant dialect of Persian spoken by the Aymāq people. It is very close to Khorasani
Khorasan
Khorasan currently names a region located in north eastern Iran, but historically referred to a much larger area east and north-east of the Persian Empire...
and Dari
Dari (Persian)
Dari or Fārsī-ye Darī in historical terms refers to the Persian court language of the Sassanids. In contemporary usage, the term refers to the dialects of modern Persian language spoken in Afghanistan, and hence known as Afghan Persian in some Western sources. It is the term officially recognized...
dialects. The Aimaq people are thought to have a 5-15% literacy rate.
Subdialects of Aimaq include:
- Chinghizi
- Firozkohi
- Jamshidi (also known as: Jamshedi, Djamchidi, Yemchidi, or Dzhemshid)
- Maliki
- Mizmast
- Taimani
- Taimuri (also known as: Teimuri, Timuri, or Taimouri)
- Zainal
- Zohri (also known as: Zuri)
Notations
- Clifton, John M. (ed.) (2005) Studies in languages of Tajikistan North Eurasia Group, SIL International, St Petersburg, Russia, OCLC 122939499