Talish People in Iran. Dyaoko do you know about them?

[tomjez]

Working on a case I ended up on this website about the talish people

http://www.talinf.4t.com/langen.html

They don't seem to be kurdish but they're certainly apparented...

anyone knwo about them? Visit the website there is a lot of informations but I don't really have time today...

[Piling]

These ancient Western Iranians populations are all apparented. That is right that Azerbayjan was "turcized" at a late period, between 15th-16th century...

They say that their language is Iranian, near to pehlevi but unfortunately they don't give any example.

[dyaoko]

I had a taleshi teacher... their language is diffrent than Kurdish, but they are Sunni (unlike other iranians and like kurds) .

[heval]

I had a taleshi teacher... their language is diffrent than Kurdish, but they are Sunni (unlike other iranians and like kurds) .

Maybe not all including your Talysh teacher, but the majority of the Talysh population, from what I know, are Shiite Muslims.

Heval Tomjez, from my knowledge, they are another Indo-Iranian tribe whose language is very close to both Kurdish and Farsi. They mostly live near the Azerbaijan border with Iran, and they identify themselves as a distinct people from the Azeri's because of their Indo-Iranian background.

[dyaoko]

I guess Talesh is near Caspian Sea not Azerbaigoo... or may be i mixed up Talesh with something else...

Near talesh there is a city called "Deh-Kurd" (Kurd village )

[heval]

I guess Talesh is near Caspian Sea not Azerbaigoo... or may be i mixed up Talesh with something else...

Near talesh there is a city called "Deh-Kurd" (Kurd village )

No, I believe they are near both so you are probably right with that. I am sure there are a good number of Talysh people who are Sunni, but to my knowledge, the majority are Shiite.

Anyways, here is an ethnic map for the Talysh people (not sure how accurate it is though):





ps. you should move this topic to the Iraq,Syria,Iran,Turkey section