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In other languages: فارسیDescription
The majority of the population speak Persian (Farsi), which is also the official language of the country. [1]
- Azerbaijani or Azeri - it is by far the most spoken language in the country after Persian
Other Iranian languages spoken in Iran include... [2]
- Gilaki - spoken in the Gilan Province in northern Iran
- Mazanderani - spoken by the Mazandarani people in northern Iran
- Talysh - spoken in northern Iran
- Kurdish - widely spoken in the province of Kurdistan and nearby areas
- Luri - spoken in southern Iran
- Achomi - also known as Larestani and Khodmooni. Spoken in southern Iran
Notable minority languages in Iran include... [3]
Word List(s)
- Farsi (Persian) Genealogical Word List] - FamilySearch Wiki
- Persian Core 100 Word List - PersianPod101
- Azerbaijani Word List - 101Languages
- Gilaki Vocabulary - Wikipedia
- Mazanderani Vocabulary - Wikipedia
Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet
- Persian alphabet - Wikipedia
- Persian alphabet - Omniglot
- Azerbaijani alphabet - Wikipedia
- Arabic script for Azerbaijani - Omniglot
- Latin alphabet for Azerbaijani - Omniglot
- Cyrillic alphabet for Azerbaijani - Omniglot
- Gilaki alphabet - Omniglot
- Mazandarani alphabet - Omniglot
- Talysh alphabets - Omniglot
- Armenian alphabet for Kurdish - Omniglot
- Southern Luri alphabet - Omniglot
Pronunciation
- Persian pronunciation dictionary - Forvo
- Azerbaijani pronunciation dictionary - Forvo
- Gilaki pronunciation - Omniglot
- Mazandarani pronunciation - Omniglot
- Talysh pronunciation - Omniglot
Language Aids and Dictionaries
Dictionaries
- Gilani, Dariush. English and Persian Dictionary. Norderstedt: Hansebooks GmbH, 2016. Available at: WorldCat.
- Awde, Nicholas. Farsi - English / English - Farsi dictionary & phrasebook. New York: Hippocrene, 2004. Available at: WorldCat.
- Awde, Nicholas and Famil Ismailov. Azerbaijani-English, English-Azerbaijani dictionary and phrasebook. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013. Available at: WorldCat.
- Aboszoda, Fachraddin. English-Talyshi dictionary. München: LINCOM EUROPA, 2012. Available at: WorldCat.
- Rizgar, Baran. Kurdish-English, English Kurdish dictionary. Kent: Bay Foreign Language Books, 1993. Available at: WorldCat.
Online Dictionaries
- Abadis - Dictionary of Farsi words, phrases, names, people, and localities
- Dictionary English - Persian - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Azerbaijani - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Gilaki - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Mazanderani - Glosbe
- Dictionary Talysh - English - Glosbe
- Kurdish dictionary - Lexilogos
- Dictionary English - Luri - Glosbe
Language Aids
- Iranian Language Resources - at Iranian Genealogy; includes translation tools, Farsi-Latin text converter, and other language resouces
- Persian grammar - Wikipedia
- Azerbaijani grammar - MyLanguages.org
- Mazanderani Grammar - Wikipedia
- Kurdish grammar and basics - Learn101
Additional Resources
- Languages of Iran - Wikipedia
- Kurdish Romanization Table
- Iranian Ethnicities & Languages - at Iranian Genealogy; Includes maps of language and ethnicity distribution in Iran
- Atlas of the Languages of Iran - Interactive language atlas
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Iran," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#Languages#:~:text=The%20majority%20of%20the%20population%20speak%20Persian%2C,also%20the%20official%20language%20of%20the%20country., accessed 27 Oct 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Iran," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#Languages#:~:text=Others%20include%20speakers%20of%20a%20number%20of%20other%20Iranian%20languages, accessed 27 Oct 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Iran," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran#Languages#:~:text=Notable%20minority%20languages%20in%20Iran%20include, accessed 27 Oct 2021.