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| Soi | |
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| Sohi, Soic | |
| Native to | Iran |
Native speakers | (7,030 cited 2000)[1] |
Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | soj |
| Glottolog | soii1239 |
| ELP | Soi |
Soi (Sohi) is one of theCentral Iranian language varieties ofIran, one of five listed inEthnologue that together have 35,000 speakers. It is closely related toNatanzi.
There are very few native speakers as of 2012[update], most of whom are elderly and are located not inKashan. The remaining speakers of Judeo–Kashani live in Jewish Kashani communities in North America and Israel. The language is similar toJudeo–Hamedani andJudeo–Isfahani. It has not appeared much in Jewish literature from the area, with most notable Jewish Kashani publications being published in eitherJudeo-Persian orPersian.[2]
