A number of observations, comments and publications of Alishan are of great importance for the history of Armenian dialectology. Alishan was one of the first Armenologists who paved the way for the assessment and study of the dialectal Armenian language; he also recorded and passed on to future generations valuable material for dialectological research. The song “Lament of Julfa”, published by Alishan in 1847 in the 6th issue of Bazmavep, is the earliest example in the Julfa dialect, and the song presented by Alishan in the 21st issue of Bazmavep (1843) is the earliest registered sample of the Van dialect. In the collection “Armenian Popular Songs” Alishan also included songs in the dialects of Mush and Ararat, these songs are also important for studying the development of the dialectal Armenian language.