Dialects of Fars

Dialects of Fars are a group of southwestern and northwestern Iranian dialects spoken in the central Fars province. The southwestern dialects can be divided to three family of dialects according to geographical distribution and local names: Southwestern (Lori), South-central (Tajiki or Fars dialects proper) and Southeastern (Larestani). The term "Tajiki" is understood as the Iranian-speaking sedentary populations.^[1][2] Under linguistic typology a part of the dialects of the region can be classified as follows ^[3][4][5][6]:

Southwestern		Northwestern
Nominative–accusative	Split-Ergative in past transitive constructions
Tajiki Kalani, Lori Kalani, Mamassani Lori, Balyani, Hayati(Dowlat Abadi), Lordarengani, Dezhgahi/Gowri, Richi, Tang Kishi, Zakhoruyei	Kuhmareyi: Davani, Dahlei, Kandeyi, Kuzargi, Masarmi, Birovakani, Dadenjani, Dorounaki/Mehboudi, Banafi, Papuni, Dusirani, Somghani, Gorganayi-Gavkoshaki, Mosqani, Nudani; Larestani: Asiri, Aheli, Khonji, Gerrashi/Zeynal Abadi, Kalati (Evaz), Kariyani; Others: Shurabi	Koroshi, Sivandi, Abduyi, Korouni

And the extinct old Kazeruni and Old Shirazi (Sherazi) dialects. This group of dialects is not to be confused with the standard Persian, the official language of Iran; and they are not restricted to the present border of Fars province.^[2][7]

Example

Language/Dialect Sentence[3][4][5][6] English Everyone who saw me greeted me. Persian har ke marâ did, be man salâm kard Korouni har ka me-ni di, va me salâm kerd. Tajiki Kalani har k̂i may di, salâm ike Lori Kalani har ka mo midi, salâm ike Mamassani Lori har k̂e me na di, vam salâm k̂e Balyani har k̂e mo di, salâm-am ke Hayati(Dowlat Abadi) har k̂i mo-na dið, salâm-om kerd Lordarengani har k̂i mo-na dið, az mo salâm kerd Dezhgahi/Gowri har k̂a mo dið, salam kerd Richi har k̂e mo-na di, salâm-am k̂-e Tang Kishi har ke mo miði, salâm-am mik̂e Zakhoruyei har ke mo dið, salâm-om k̂erd

Language/Dialect Sentence Davani har k̂i-š ma di-š, salâm k̂e Dahlei har k̂iš ma di, eš salâm ama k̂e Kandeyi har k̂i om dið-eyi, salâm kârd-ey Kuzargi har k̂i me-š di, salâm oš k̂e Masarmi har k̂a me eš- di, salâm-ša k̂erda Birovakani har k̂i seyl-em eš ki, salâm-eš ki Dadenjani har k̂i ma-š di, salâm-eš ki Dorounaki/Mehboudi har k̂i ke ma-š di, salâm-eš ke Banafi har k̂i eš ma di eš, salâm-am k̂e Papuni har k̂i mo-š di, salâm-eš k̂e Dusirani har k̂i mo oš di, salâm-oš a mo k̂e Somghani har k̂i mo-š di, salâm-eš k̂e Gorganayi-Gavkoshaki har k̂e-â midim, salâm na-šk̂e Mosqani har k̂e ma eš di, salâm-eš k̂e Nudani har k̂i mo-š di, salâm-eš ke Asiri har ke mo-š di, salâm-om oš-ke Aheli har ke mo-š di, salâm-om oš-ke Khonji har ka mo-š di, salâm-oš kerd-om Gerrashi/Zeynal Abadi har ke mo-š di, salâm-e mo-š ke Kalati (Evaz) har-ka-š ded-om, salâm-oš kerd-om Kariyani har ke mo-š di, salâm-oš ke Shurabi har ke me oš-di, salâm-eš ke

Language/Dialect Sentence Koroshi har k̂a man-a didi, ba man salâm iko Sivandi har kâmišâ merâ diyešâ avinim wâtešâ salâm Abduyi har k̂asi k̂e may di, selâm-i k̂e

References

1. ^ Windfuhr, Gernot (15 December 1999). "FĀRS viii. Dialects". Encyclopaedia Iranica Online. New York: Columbia University. http://www.iranica.com/articles/fars-viii. Retrieved 2010-05-23. "The Fārs dialects proper used to be locally referred to as Tājīkī in the sense of the Iranian-speaking settled, non-tribal populations..." 
2. ^ ^{a b} SWindfuhr, Gernot. "FARROḴZĀD,FORŪḠ-ZAMĀN". Encyclopædia Iranica. New York: Columbia University. http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v9f3/v9f393c.html#viii. Retrieved 2009-04-08. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ ^{a b} Salami, A., 1383 AP / 2004 AD. Ganjineye guyeššenâsiye Fârs (The treasury of the dialectology of Fars). First Volume, Academy of Persian Language and Literature. [1] ISBN 964-7531-32-X (Persian)
4. ^ ^{a b} Salami, A., 1384 AP / 2005 AD. Ganjineye guyeššenâsiye Fârs (The treasury of the dialectology of Fars). Second Volume, The academy of Persian language and literature. [2] ISBN 964-7531-39-7 (Persian)
5. ^ ^{a b} Salami, A., 1385 AP / 2006 AD. Ganjineye guyeššenâsiye Fârs (The treasury of the dialectology of Fars). Third Volume, The academy of Persian language and literature. [3] ISBN 964-7531-54-0 (Persian)
6. ^ ^{a b} Salami, A., 1386 AP / 2007 AD. Ganjineye guyeššenâsiye Fârs (The treasury of the dialectology of Fars). Fourth Volume, The academy of Persian language and literature. [4] ISBN 978-964--7531-73-3 (Persian)
7. ^ Payne, J.R. (1987). Bernard Comrie. ed. The World's Major Languages. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 514. ISBN 978-0195065114. 

Further reading

• Schmidt, Rüdiger (ed.) (1989). Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum. Wiesbaden: Reichert. ISBN 3-88226-413-6. 
• Mahamedi, H., 1979. On the verbal system in three Iranian dialects of Fârs, in Studia Iranica, VIII, 2, 277–297.

External links

• Ethnologue report for Southwestern Iranian languages
• Ethnologue report on Fars
• Encyclopædia Iranica article on Fars Dialects