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Ethno-Linguistic Materials from Rural Mazandaran
The texts published here are in an eastern Mazandarani dialect spoken in the Caspian littoral in northern Iran. The informant is a rural woman who recollects the supernatural deeds of her father-in-law, revered like a saint after his death. The stories are narrated in a most intimate manner, something rarely published previously in Iranian dialect documentations. The folkloric songs typify those sung in Caspian rice paddies by women, who traditionally have a dominant role in the rural economy. The stories and songs provide both linguistic and ethnographic data for this poorly studied but important province with its unique culture among the Iranian-speaking groups in Iran
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KERMANSHAH vii. Languages and Dialects
Kermanshah Province (Kermanshahan) is linguistically characterized by a triad of Kurdish, Gurāni (q.v.), and Persian within a multifaceted, areal-tribal-social setting. These are supplemented by Neo-Aramaic (q.v.), which, until lately, was spoken in pockets by area Jewry, as well as an isolated Turkic dialect spoken in the Sonqor valley
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ʿĀLEMPUR, Moḥyi-al-Din
Muhiddin Alempur (Olimpur/Olimov), Tajik journalist, photographer, and intellectual figure who was instrumental in strengthening cultural ties among Persianate societies. He was born in Šamtāč in the district of ʿAyni, on 2 March 1945, and died in Dushanbe, on 12 December 1995
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Shemiran Dialect Group
A blurry region in the dialectology of Iran is the central Alborz, an extensive area bounded by the Caspian littoral in the north and the plain of Tehran in the south. While some linguistic data on the northern valleys of central Alborz (namely those of the Kojur and Nur river valleys) that clearly defines them as varieties of Māzandarāni has been available for some time, the data on the Jājrud valley, immediately north of Tehran across the Towchāl range, and on Shemirān, now within the municipal boundaries of the capital, have only been published recently. This development has persuaded this author to undertake an extensive study of these districts, resulting in the present paper (among others), which attempts to cover Shemirān, the southernmost district of central Alborz
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Judeo-Iranian Languages
This 'Handbook of Jewish Languages' is an introduction to the many languages used by Jews throughout history. This chapter includes Judeo-Persian, Early Judeo-Persian, Bukhari, Juhuri, Judeo-Shirazi, Judeo-Kashani, Judeo-Isfahani, Judeo-Hamadani, Judeo-Yazdi, Judeo-Kermani, Hebraisms and Secret jargons. The chapter includes historical and linguistic descriptions of each language, an overview of primary and secondary literature, and a comprehensive bibliography to aid further research
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Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb. By Johnny Cheung
A thorough review of the first comprehensive etymological dictionary of Iranian in English, with a review of the history of the former attempts to compile etymologies of the Iranian language family
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Median Dialects of Kashan
Iranic languages of the Central Iranian Platea
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The Language of the Kharg Island
Khargi is spoken on the island of Kharg in the Persian Gulf. A member of the Southwest branch of the Iranian languages, Khargi is related to the languages spoken in the province of Fārs and along the coastal line down to the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting extensive maritime contact, yet does not lend itself to any of the known subgroups of the family. As Khargi remains largely obscure, this article offers a morphosyntax and lexical analysis based on published texts and those collected by the author. It investigates the linguistic position of Khargi based on comparative-historical phonology as well as areal features, with a look at cross-linguistic influence in the situation of language contact. By contrasting linguistic findings with details of history and economy, an attempt is made to date the original and later human settlements on the island
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The Caspian Language of Šahmirzād
Located in the Semnān area (midway between Tehran and Khorasan), the town of Šahmirzād and its neighboring villages are home to speakers of Šahmirzādi, a vernacular sharply differing from the other language types spoken in the Semnān area but closely related to the Mazandarani language spoken across the Alborz range to the north, along the Caspian coast. This article studies Šahmirzādi phonology, grammar, and vocbulary, with a look at cross-linguistic influence in the situation of language contact. The article concludes with a discussion of the possible status of Šahmirzādi as a separate language within the Caspian family
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A Persian View of the Steppe Iranians
The intention of this paper is to give a broad outline of the persistent presence of the Steppe Iranians in the Persian history and culture, by bringing together two fields that have often been treated independently. After an overview of the history of interactions between Persia and the Iranian-speaking Steppe nomads, we will extend our attention to the Iranian national history to offer some insights on myths and legends of the Shahnama that have been originated from or influenced by the mutual relations between the Steppe nomads and the dynasties who ruled on the Iranian Plateau