Gorgani dialect

Gorgani
Native to Iran
Region NW Iran
Native speakers
 extinct?  (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 –
Glottolog gorg1240[2]

Gorgani is a dialect of the Tabarian (Mazandarani) language[3]

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. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Gorgani". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  3. ↑ Mazandarani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)