مازرونی

Mazandarani

Indo-European (Iranian, NW Caspian)

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Mazandarani (Mazerunī, مازندرانی) is a Caspian Iranian language spoken on the southern shore of the Caspian Sea in northern Iran (Mazandaran province), with ~4M speakers. Part of the Northwestern Iranian Caspian branch (with Gilaki). Preserves several archaic Iranian features lost in Persian, including a distinct present tense formation and word-final stress (vs. Persian penultimate stress). Speakers are typically bilingual in Persian, which serves as the literary, educational, and government language; Mazandarani is largely an oral language. Written informally in Perso-Arabic script when written. Several distinct dialects across Mazandaran (Sari, Babol, Amol, Behshahr).

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Mazandarani

Water

آو

/ɒːv/

Fire

تش

/tæʃ/

Sun

آفتاب

/ɒːftɒːb/

Moon

مونگ

/muŋɡ/

Star

اساره

/esːɑːˈɾe/

Mother

مار

/mɒːɾ/

Father

پئر

/pæʔɾ/

I

من

/men/

You

تِه

/te/

Name

نوم

/num/

Eye

چش

/tʃæʃ/

Hand

دس

/dæs/

Heart

دل

/del/

Love

عشق

/ɛʃq/

Tree

دار

/dɒːɾ/

House

سره

/særæ/

Dog

سَگ

/sæɡ/

Cat

پَشی

/pæʃi/

Eat

خوردن

/xoɾdæn/

Drink

خواردن

/xwɒːɾdæn/

One

یک

/jæk/

Two

دِ

/de/

Hello

سلام

/sælɒːm/

Thank you

مرسی

/mɛɾsi/

Good

خوب

/xub/

Cuckoo

کوکی

/kuːˈkiː/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Indo-European (Iranian, NW Caspian) languages

Meaning MazandaraniGilakiLurishPersianJudeo-PersianDariSouthern Kurdish
Water آو /ɒːv/ او /ɒw/ او /ɒw/ آب /ɒːb/ אב /ɒːb/ آب /ɑːb/ ئاو /ɑːw/
Fire تش /tæʃ/ تش /tæʃ/ تش /tæʃ/ آتش /ɒːtæʃ/ אתש /ɒːteʃ/ آتش /ɑːtaʃ/ ئاگر /ɑːɡɪɾ/
Sun آفتاب /ɒːftɒːb/ آفتاب /ɒːftɒːb/ هور /hor/ خورشید /xorʃiːd/ חורשיד /xorʃiːd/ خورشید /xoɾʃed/ رۆژ /ɾoʒ/
Moon مونگ /muŋɡ/ ماه /mɒːh/ مانگ /mɒːŋɡ/ ماه /mɒːh/ מאה /mɒːh/ ماه /mɑːh/ ماهنگ /mɑːhænɡ/
Star اساره /esːɑːˈɾe/ ستاره /setɑːˈɾe/ ستاره /esˈtɑːɾe/ ستاره /setɒːˈɾe/ סתארה /setɒre/ ستاره /setaːˈɾa/ ئەستارە /æstaːɾæ/
Mother مار /mɒːɾ/ ماری /mɒːɾi/ دا /dɒː/ مادر /mɒːdær/ מאדר /mɒːdær/ مادر /mɑːdaɾ/ دالگ /dɑːlɡ/
Father پئر /pæʔɾ/ پر /pær/ بُوَا /buwɒː/ پدر /pedær/ פדר /pedær/ پدر /padaɾ/ باوگ /bɑːwɡ/
I من /men/ من /mən/ مه /me/ من /man/ מן /man/ من /man/ من /mɪn/
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