Bayat (tribe)
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Bayat (Azerbaijani: Bayat tayfası; Persian: بیات; Turkish: Bayat boyu; Turkmen: Baýat taýpasy) is one of the Oghuz tribes in Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria.[2] When Oghuz Turks started to migrate from the Aral steppes to Khorasan in the 11th and 13th centuries, Bayat people spread throughout the region.[2][3] They are sub-ethnic groups of Turkmens and Azerbaijanis.[4] The Bayats are Muslim and speak a southern dialect of Azerbaijani language in Azerbaijan and Iran, or their own dialect of Turkish[failed verification] in Turkey,[5] and Ersari dialect of Turkmen in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The ancient Turkmen proverb says: "Kayi and Bayat tribes shall lead the people" (Turkmen: "Il başy - gaýy-baýat").
Regions with significant populations | |
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Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Syria | |
Languages | |
Azerbaijani, Turkish, Turkmen and Persian | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Oghuz Turks |