Gorgani dialect
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| Gorgani | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Iran |
| Region | NW Iran |
Native speakers | extinct?[1] |
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Indo-European
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Linguist list | mzn-gor |
Gorgani is a dialect of the Tabarian (Mazandarani) language[2]
Etymology
The dialect is named after Gorgan historical district derived from Old Persian Varkana (Greek Hyrkania).
Continuing use
Gorgani appears to be extinct.[1] It is documented back to the 14th and 15th centuries from writings of the Horufi movement.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tbilisi, Georgia. "THIRD BIENNIAL CONVENTION ON IRANIAN STUDIES." WELCOMING SPEECHES, PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS and ABSTRACTS (2007): pp61. http://www.persianatesocieties.org/main/Tbilisi%20Convention.pdf
- ↑ Mazandarani reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
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