Basseri dialect


Basseri dialect is a Persian or Southwestern Fars dialect spoken in Fars province by the Basseri people. It is part of the Southwestern Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages. 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.

Phonology

Vowels

Basseri dialect has 6 vowels including /æ/, /ɒ/, /o/, /e/, /i/, and /u:/; and also 2 diphthongs including /ow/ and /ey/.
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Consonants

Basseri Persian has 22 consonants, in contrast with Iranian Persian with 23 consonants. In this dialect, is merged into.
LabialAlveolarPostalveolarPalatalVelarUvularGlottal
Nasal
Plosive
Affricate
Fricative x
Flap or Tapɾ
Approximant

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.

Similarities with English

Some words in Basseri dialect are similar to English words.
BasseriEnglishstandard Persianst. Persian transcription
VarWearپوشیدنPušidan
JongYoungجوانJavān
PatiEmptyخالیXāli
BabeBabyعزیزمAzizam
BabuBabyنوزادNowzād
KapCapکلاهKolāh
SolSoilخاکXāk
SekalSkeletonاستخوانOstoxān