Basseri dialect

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Basseri
باصری/باسری
Native toIran
RegionFars province
EthnicityPersian Basseries
Indo-European
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologbass1257
Basseri map in Iran.png
Distribution of Basseri people in Iran

Basseri dialect (Persian: گویش باصری) is a Persian dialect spoken in Fars province by the Basseri people.[1] It is part of the Southwestern Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages.[2][3] Basseri dialect consists of many exclusive Persian words with Old and Middle Persian roots and less Arabic Loanwords, which is a consequence of living in the mountains, nomadism and less connection with urban Persians.[4]

Phonology[]

Vowels[]

Basseri dialect has 6 vowels including /æ/ , /ɒ/ , /o/ , /e/ , /i/ , and /u:/; and also 4 diphthongs including /æi/ , /ey/ ,/ow/ , and /oy/.[5]

Front Back
Close i uː
Mid e o
Open æ ɒ

Consonants[]

Basseri Persian has 21 consonants, in contrast with Iranian Persian with 23 consonants. In this dialect, /ɣ/ is merged into /q/ and /ʒ/ is merged into /dʒ/.[6]

Labial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive p b t d k ɡ q ʔ
Affricate tʃ dʒ
Fricative f v s z ʃ x h
Flap or Tap ɾ
Approximant l j

Distribution[]

Basseri dialect is spoken among the Basseries in central Fars Province. Counties like Abadeh, Eqlid, Pasargad, Jahrom, Marvdasht, Shiraz, Khorrambid, Larestan, and Sarvestan are among the traditional living range of the Basseri.[7]

Similarities with English[]

Some words in Basseri dialect are similar to English words.[8]

Basseri English standard Persian st. Persian transcription
Var Wear پوشیدن Pušidan
Jong Young جوان Javān
Pati Empty خالی Xāli
Babe Baby عزیزم Azizam
Babu Baby نوزاد Nowzād
Kap Cap کلاه Kolāh
Sol Soil خاک Xāk
Sekal Skeleton استخوان Ostoxān

See also[]

  • Dialects and varieties of Persian language

References[]

  1. ^ "eHRAF World Cultures". ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  2. ^ Nomads of Persia:The Basseri tribe.Ehsan Yousefi.2014.Shiraz
  3. ^ "Proverbs of the Basseri". www.baserionline.ir. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ^ Garrod, O. (1946). The nomadic tribes of Persia to‐day. Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society, 33(1), 32-46.
  5. ^ The Basseri dialect.Mehrdad Amiri.Linguistics Journal of Allameh Tabataba'i University.number 32.Fall 2019
  6. ^ The Basseri dialect.Mehrdad Amiri.Linguistics Journal of Allameh Tabataba'i University.number 32.Fall 2019
  7. ^ Zare, Jalil. "The Basseri". www.daryonnama.ir. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. ^ The Basseri tribe:from Tornas to Lahbaz.Gholamreza Tavakkoli.2000.Tehran

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