Dialects of Fars
{{Short description|Persian dialect in the Fars province of Iran}}
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Dialects of Fars are a group of Southwestern Iranian dialects spoken in the central Fars province. The southwestern dialects can be divided into three families of dialects according to geographical distribution and local names: Southwestern (Lori), South-central (Kuhmareyi) and Southeastern (Larestani).{{Cite web|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/fars-viii|title=FĀRS viii. Dialects|author=Windfuhr, Gernot|date=15 December 1999|work=Encyclopaedia Iranica Online|publisher=Columbia University|location=New York|access-date=23 May 2010|quote=The Fārs dialects proper used to be locally referred to as Tājīkī in the sense of the Iranian-speaking settled, non-tribal populations...}}{{Cite web|author=SWindfuhr, Gernot|title=FARROḴZĀD,FORŪḠ-ZAMĀN|url=http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v9f3/v9f393c.html#viii|work=Encyclopædia Iranica|publisher=Columbia University|location=New York|access-date=8 April 2009|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115212937/http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v9f3/v9f393c.html|archive-date=15 January 2009}} Under linguistic typology a part of the dialects of the region can be classified as follows:Salami, A., 1383 AP / 2004 AD. Ganjineye guyeššenâsiye Fârs (The treasury of the dialectology of Fars). First Volume, Academy of Persian Language and Literature. [http://persianacademy.ir/fa/ganjifars01.aspx] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070723105226/http://persianacademy.ir/fa/ganjifars01.aspx|date=23 July 2007}} {{ISBN|964-7531-32-X}} {{in lang|fa}}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. [http://persianacademy.ir/fa/ganjifars02.aspx] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205170341/http://www.persianacademy.ir/fa/ganjifars02.aspx|date=5 December 2010}} {{ISBN|964-7531-39-7}} {{in lang|fa}}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. [http://persianacademy.ir/fa/ganjifars03.aspx] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926084101/http://persianacademy.ir/fa/ganjifars03.aspx|date=26 September 2010}} {{ISBN|964-7531-54-0}} {{in lang|fa}}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. [http://persianacademy.ir/fa/s1504871.aspx] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926082810/http://persianacademy.ir/fa/s1504871.aspx|date=26 September 2010}} ISBN 978-964--7531-73-3 {{in lang|fa}}
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| colspan="2" | Southwestern |
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| style="font-weight: bold;" | Nominative–accusative
| style="font-weight: bold;" | 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 |style="border-top:0px;" valign="top" | 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.{{Cite book|title=The World's Major Languages|year=1987|last=Payne|first=J.R.|editor=Bernard Comrie|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-506511-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/worldsmajorlangu0000unse/page/514 514]|url=https://archive.org/details/worldsmajorlangu0000unse/page/514}}
Example
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| English | Everyone who saw me greeted me. |
| Persian | har ki mano 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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References
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Further reading
- {{Cite book|title=Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum|editor-last=Schmidt|editor-first=Rüdiger|publisher=Reichert|location=Wiesbaden|year=1989|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
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090115212937/http://www.iranica.com/newsite/articles/v9f3/v9f393c.html#viii Encyclopædia Iranica article on Fars Dialects]}}
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