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 2 Tbilisi, Georgia. "THIRD BIENNIAL CONVENTION ON IRANIAN STUDIES." WELCOMING SPEECHES, PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS and ABSTRACTS (2007): pp61. http://www.persianatesocieties.org/main/Tbilisi%20Convention.pdf
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Gorgani". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Mazandarani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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