The Mousadaghian dialect was the spoken dialect of the Armenians of Sanjak. The Armenians of the region in different villages like Bitias, Haji hababli, Kheder Beg, Vakef, Kebusiye, Yoghun Olukh, in addition to several smaller villages used the Mousadaghian dialect which was called "Kistinek”.

The Armenians of Latakia and Kessab in Syria used the same dialect with mild variations. Before the World War I, the "Kistinek” was spoken by more than 25 thousand Armenians.

The Mousadaghian dialect has unique grammatical rules and balanced expressions. It has been studied by many linguists and ethnographers, who revealed its origin and age to be of ancient times.