The Turkic Khalaj language is in danger of extinction in Iran
Khalaj, one of the oldest Turkic languages in Iran, is on the verge of extinction due to the dwindling number of its speakers. Therefore, the Khalaj language was included in the list of intangible national heritage of Iran. According to information, today about 19 thousand people speak this language.
The Khalaj language, which belongs to the Oghuz branch of Turkic languages, has been included in the list of intangible national heritage of Iran. This was reported by Iran's official news agency IRNA .
The Khalaj language is widely spoken in the Central Province of Iran. Husayn Mahmudi, the deputy director of cultural heritage of the Central Region, noted that the Khalaj language is in serious danger due to the limited number of speakers.
A spokesperson for the board did not clarify whether the government has specific plans to save the language from extinction. At the same time, it was noted that the registration of folklore related to the Khalaj language, including proverbs, poems and riddles, as national heritage serves to preserve this important cultural wealth.
Mahmudi also noted that there are speakers of the Khalaj language in Talhab city and some villages in Farakhan, Ashtiyan, Tafresh and Arak districts of the Central Region. Today, Khalaj, one of the oldest Turkic languages, is on the verge of extinction and is spoken by a small number of people.
In 2019, in an interview with the Iranian mass media, the activist for the protection and preservation of the Khalaj language, Aliask ar Jamrosi , said that 19,000 people in Iran speak the Khalaj language. He noted that 50 years ago there were 42,000 native speakers, and at the same time, it is one of the disappearing languages.
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