Basseri dialect

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]

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

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 mn
Plosive p bt dk ɡqʔ
Affricate tʃ dʒ
Fricative f vs zʃx h
Flap or Tap ɾ
Approximant lj

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]

BasseriEnglishstandard Persianst. Persian transcription
VarWearپوشیدنPušidan
JongYoungجوانJavān
PatiEmptyخالیXāli
BabeBabyعزیزمAzizam
BabuBabyنوزادNowzād
KapCapکلاهKolāh
SolSoilخاکXāk
SekalSkeletenاستخوانOstoxān

See also

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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