Kashkay | Ethnologue

A language of Iran

ISO 639: qxq
Alternate Names: Kashkai, Qašqāʾī, Qashqa’i, Qashqay, Turki
Autonym: قاشقایجا‎ (Qaşqayca), قشقاى ديلى‎ (Qaşqay dili)
Population: 995,000 (2019). Ethnic population: 1,910,000 (2019).
Location:: Fars province: most; Bushehr, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Esfahan, and Hormozgan provinces; Gachsaran, Firuzabad, and Shiraz are centers.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Turkic, Southern
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Azerbaijani [azb].
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, commerce. Used by all. Also use Iranian Persian [pes]. Also use Southern Luri [luz].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: High in Persian [pes].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kashkay
Writing: Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran].
Other Comments: Nomadic. Muslim.

Location: Fars province: most; Bushehr, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Esfahan, and Hormozgan provinces; Gachsaran, Firuzabad, and Shiraz are centers.