Basseri dialect
Persian dialect of the Fars province
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Basseri dialect (Persian: گویش باصری) is a Persian or Southwestern Fars dialect spoken in Fars province by the Basseri people.[1][2] It is part of the Southwestern Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages.[3][4] 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.[5]
Phonology
Vowels
Basseri dialect has 6 vowels including /æ/ , /ɒ/ , /o/ , /e/ , /i/ , and /u:/; and also 2 diphthongs including /ow/ and /ey/.[6]
Consonants
Basseri Persian has 22 consonants, in contrast with Iranian Persian with 23 consonants. In this dialect, /ʒ/ is merged into /dʒ/.[7]
Distribution
Similarities with English
Some words in Basseri dialect are similar to English words.[9]
| 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 |