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==Description==
The majority of the population speak [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language '''Persian (Farsi)'''], which is also the official language of the country. <ref>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.</ref>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijani_language '''Azerbaijani or Azeri'''] -  it is by far the most spoken language in the country after Persian
Other Iranian languages spoken in Iran include... <ref>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.</ref>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilaki_language '''Gilaki'''] - spoken in the Gilan Province in northern Iran
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazanderani_language '''Mazanderani'''] - spoken by the Mazandarani people in northern Iran
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talysh_language '''Talysh'''] - spoken in northern Iran
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish_languages '''Kurdish'''] - widely spoken in the province of Kurdistan and nearby areas
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luri_language '''Luri'''] - spoken in southern Iran
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achomi_language '''Achomi'''] - also known as '''Larestani and Khodmooni'''. Spoken in southern Iran
Notable minority languages in Iran include... <ref>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.</ref>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_language '''Armenian''']
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_language '''Georgian''']
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Aramaic_languages '''Neo-Aramaic''']
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic '''Arabic''']
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khuzestani_Arabic '''Khuzestani Arabic''']


===Kurdish Online Resources===
==Word List(s)==
*[http://aboutworldlanguages.com/kurdish Kurdish language overview]
* [[Farsi (Persian) Genealogical Word List]]] - FamilySearch Wiki
*[http://www.lexilogos.com/english/kurdish_dictionary.htm Kurdish language resources]
* [https://www.persianpod101.com/persian-word-lists/?coreX=100#:~:text=Persian%20Core%20100%20Word%20List Persian Core 100 Word List] - PersianPod101
*[https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/kurdish.pdf Kurdish Romanization Table]
* [https://www.101languages.net/azerbaijani/azerbaijani-word-list/#:~:text=Azerbaijani%20Word%20List Azerbaijani Word List] - 101Languages
*[http://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/kurdish_conversion.htm Kurdish Romanization Converter]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilaki_language#:~:text=Vocabulary Gilaki Vocabulary] - Wikipedia
*[http://learn101.org/kurdish_grammar.php Kurdish grammar and basics]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazanderani_language#:~:text=Vocabulary Mazanderani Vocabulary] - Wikipedia
 
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
'''Alphabet'''
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_alphabet Persian alphabet] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/persian.htm#:~:text=Persian%20alphabet Persian alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijani_alphabet Azerbaijani alphabet] - Wikipedia
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/azeri.htm#:~:text=Arabic%20script%20for%20Azerbaijani Arabic script for Azerbaijani] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/azeri.htm#:~:text=Latin%20alphabet%20for%20Azerbaijani Latin alphabet for Azerbaijani] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/azeri.htm#:~:text=Cyrillic%20alphabet%20for%20Azerbaijani Cyrillic alphabet for Azerbaijani] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/gilaki.htm#:~:text=Gilaki%20alphabet Gilaki alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/mazandarani.htm#:~:text=Mazandarani%20alphabet Mazandarani alphabet] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/talysh.htm#:~:text=Talysh%20alphabets Talysh alphabets] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/kurdish.htm#:~:text=Armenian%20alphabet%20for%20Kurdish Armenian alphabet for Kurdish] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/luri.htm#:~:text=Southern%20Luri%20alphabet Southern Luri alphabet] - Omniglot
 
'''Pronunciation'''
* [https://forvo.com/languages/fa/#:~:text=Persian%20pronunciation%20dictionary Persian pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo
* [https://forvo.com/languages/az/#:~:text=Azerbaijani%20pronunciation%20dictionary Azerbaijani pronunciation dictionary] - Forvo
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/gilaki.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Gilaki pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/mazandarani.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Mazandarani pronunciation] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/writing/talysh.htm#:~:text=pronunciation Talysh pronunciation] - Omniglot
 
==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
'''Dictionaries'''
* Gilani, Dariush. ''English and Persian Dictionary.'' Norderstedt: Hansebooks GmbH, 2016. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1189822207 WorldCat].
* Awde, Nicholas. ''Farsi - English / English - Farsi dictionary & phrasebook.'' New York: Hippocrene, 2004. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/419294319 WorldCat].
* Awde, Nicholas and Famil Ismailov. ''Azerbaijani-English, English-Azerbaijani dictionary and phrasebook.'' Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1190774664 WorldCat].
* Aboszoda, Fachraddin. ''English-Talyshi dictionary.'' München: LINCOM EUROPA, 2012. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/802452932 WorldCat].
* Rizgar, Baran. ''Kurdish-English, English Kurdish dictionary.'' Kent: Bay Foreign Language Books, 1993. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/473144015 WorldCat].
 
'''Online Dictionaries'''
* [https://abadis.ir/ Abadis] - Dictionary of Farsi words, phrases, names, people, and localities
* [https://glosbe.com/en/fa Dictionary English - Persian] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/az Dictionary English - Azerbaijani] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/glk Dictionary English - Gilaki] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/mzn Dictionary English - Mazanderani] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/tly/en Dictionary Talysh - English] - Glosbe
* [https://www.lexilogos.com/english/kurdish_dictionary.htm Kurdish dictionary] - Lexilogos
* [https://glosbe.com/en/ldd Dictionary English - Luri] - Glosbe
 
'''Language Aids'''
* [https://iranian-genealogy.com/language/ Iranian Language Resources] - at Iranian Genealogy; includes translation tools, Farsi-Latin text converter, and other language resouces
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_grammar Persian grammar] - Wikipedia
* [http://mylanguages.org/learn_azerbaijani.php#:~:text=Azerbaijani%20grammar Azerbaijani grammar] - MyLanguages.org
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazanderani_language#:~:text=Grammar Mazanderani Grammar] - Wikipedia
* [http://learn101.org/kurdish_grammar.php Kurdish grammar and basics] - Learn101
 
==Additional Resources==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Iran Languages of Iran] - Wikipedia
* [https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/kurdish.pdf Kurdish Romanization Table]
* [https://iranian-genealogy.com/geography/ Iranian Ethnicities & Languages] - at Iranian Genealogy; Includes maps of language and ethnicity distribution in Iran
* [https://iranatlas.net/index.html Atlas of the Languages of Iran] - Interactive language atlas
 
== References  ==
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Description

The majority of the population speak Persian (Farsi), which is also the official language of the country. [1]

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)

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Alphabet

Pronunciation

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

Language Aids

Additional Resources

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
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