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Tati (Takestani): learn

Learning Tati (Takestani): a pathway, courses, exams, programmes for children and teacher training.

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01From first steps to fluency

Levels follow the descriptors of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) as a guide. A course here is not an official CEFR exam.

  1. A1

    First steps

    Read and write the script. Greet, introduce yourself and ask simple questions.

    No course at this level yet.

  2. A2

    Everyday use

    Handle routine tasks: shopping, travel, family and work.

    No course at this level yet.

  3. B1 to B2

    Independent use

    Follow the news, write letters and take part in a discussion.

    No course at this level yet.

  4. C1 to C2

    Proficient use

    Read literature, work in the language and interpret.

    No course at this level yet.

02Courses in the Academy

No Tati (Takestani) course is planned yet. Teachers and authors can propose one.

Propose a course

03Exams and levels

No official proficiency exam aligned to the CEFR is recorded for Tati (Takestani) yet.

Sources Council of Europe. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Companion volume. (2020) To verify

04Heritage-language programmes for children

Persian Saturday schools are run by volunteers and parents, often without a shared curriculum or trained teachers. The Council is preparing a shared curriculum, teacher training and a directory of schools.

Public programmes in some host countries. Which languages each offers is set locally; check the programme for Tati (Takestani).

05Teacher training

  • Heritage language education · Practitioner

    Saturday-school teacher training

    Teaching Persian to children of the diaspora in weekend and community schools.

    Wave 1 · 30 h Outline drafted

06Study elsewhere

  • Study

    Iranian languages

    Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Persian, Kurdish and Armenian

    Inalco (Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales) Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Persian

    SOAS University of London Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Kurdish Studies

    Centre for Kurdish Studies, University of Exeter Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

Institutions that teach or research the region’s languages. A listing is not a partnership or an endorsement.

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Tati (Takestani): Learn. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/tks/learn/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Tati (Takestani): Learn.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/tks/learn/.

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	title = {Tati ({Takestani}): Learn},
	url = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/tks/learn/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/tks/learn/},
}

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07Research and sources

Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.

  1. Southern Tati: Takestani Dialect

    Neda Taherkhani, Scott McGill Nelson · 2024 · Journal of the International Phonetic Association

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  2. A Syntactic Analysis of Motion Predicates in Southern Tati (Takestani Dialect)

    Neda Taherkhani · 2019 · Purdue University Graduate School

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  3. 5 Attitudes Towards Tati Language Among its Native Speakers in Western Iran

    Ehsan Majidifard, Mohammad Mahdi Hajmalek, Saeed Rezaei · 2023 · Iranian and Minority Languages at Home and in Diaspora

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  4. The Morphophonological Processes in Takestani Tati Dialect Prefixes: An Optimality Theory Approach

    Javad Rahmani, Mohammadraza Oroji, Behzad Rahbar · 2018 · مطالعات زبان‌‌ها و گویش‌های غرب ایران

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  5. Valency‐Conditioned Allomorphy in the Verbal Agreement of the Takestani Dialect of Southern Tati

    Neda Taherkhani, Hossep Dolatian · 2024 · Transactions of the Philological Society

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  6. The Tati Language Group in The Sociolinguistic Context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia

    Donald L. Stilo · 1981 · Iranian Studies

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  7. Phonetic and Phonological Investigation of Tati Kajal Dialect (Khalkhal)

    Mohammad Asadi, Mehdi Bagheri Hariry, Razzagh Kiyani · 2014 · Theory and Practice in Language Studies

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