The majority of Chaharmahal Turks are from the Qashqai tribal confederation. The Chaharmahali Turks who are not Qashqai are part of Dareshuri, Nefer, Baharlu, Seljuq, Inanlu, Qizilbash, Bayat, Afshar, Khalaj or Belwardi tribes. Most of Chaharmahali Turks speak Qashqai Turkish and Chaharmahali Turkish, a branch of Oghuz Turkic languages, as well as Persian, the official language of Iran.
