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There is also a Jewish Language called Judeo-Tat that is derived from the Tat language.

Some sources like Gholamhossein Mosahab 's The Persian Encyclopedia use the term ''Azari/Azeri'' to refer, not to Azerbaijani , but to the Tati language which was spoken in the region before the spread of Turkic languages (see Ancient Azari Language ), and is now only spoken by different rural communities in Iran's Azerbaijan (such as villages in Harzanabad area, villages around Khalkhal and Ardebil , and also in Zanjan and Qazvin area). There are serious supporters and opposers of the theory (and even some who consider it offensive), which was originally published by Ahmad Kasravi in modern times, an ethnic Azerbaijanian and a native of Iran. Some of the people who disagree with Kasravi's theory prefer not to call themselves or their language ''Azeri'' or ''Azari'' because of the relation to the theory. Common usage of the terms in the English language is against this distinction.