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ܓܝܠܐܟܝ

گیلکی · Arab script, written right to left. Spoken in Gilan, on the Caspian coast.

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ܓܝܠܐܟܝ

گیلکی · Arab script, written right to left. Spoken in Gilan, on the Caspian coast.

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On the mapWhere spokenrecordedCourses1
ܗܫܐ
ܐܟܕܡܝܐ126 ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ، ܚܕ ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܦܬܝܚܐ ܠܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐܡܕܝܢܝܐ3 ܚܡܠ̈ܬܐ، 5 ܬܪܡܝ̈ܬܐܝܪܬܘܬܐ116 ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ، 40 ܪܘܫܡ̈ܐ ܕܟܪܘܢܘܠܘܓܝܐܚܒܪ̈ܐ88 ܡܒܘܥ̈ܐ ܡܩܒܠ̈ܐ، ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܝܬ ܓܕܫ̈ܐ ܡܫܪܪ̈ܐܣܘܟ̈ܐܓܘ ܒܢܝܢܐ. ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܚܕ ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܡܩܒܠܐ
ScriptArabright to lefton request
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Record

glk
گیلکیGilaki · Arab
Code
glk
Family
Iranian, Northwestern
Where
ܓܝܠܐܢ، ܥܠ ܓܐܪܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܕܟܣܦܝܢ
Phase
on request
ܚܦܝܬܐ
not yet measured
Codes are BCP 47 language and script subtags.

Courses that teach it

1 in the catalogue
GilakiIDCDC-LNG-02 · Planned, outline not written yet
ܦܬܚ
Courses from the Academy catalogue; a course opens for enrolment one by one after review.
ܐܟܕܡܝܐ

Writing

1 script

Its own names

گیلکیgilaki
right to left

ܐܠܦܒܝܬ̈ܐ

Arab
Persian alphabetا ب پ ت ث ج چ ح
32 letters
  • Endangered (UNESCO, to verify)
  • Written in the Persian alphabet. Letters or marks for Gilaki vowels vary between writers.
Names in the language's own writing; each sample keeps its direction.
All scripts

Resources

1 resource
Glottolog: Gilakireference · Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · checked 2026-10-23
ܡܫܪܪܐ
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Linguistics

family, dialects, sounds and standing
Family
Indo-European, then Classical Indo-European, then Indo-Iranian, then Iranian-Nuristani, then Iranian, then Central Iranian PBS, then Central Iranian PB, then Northwestern Iranian, then Caspian, then Gilaki-Rudbari
Codes
ISO 639-3 glk · Glottolog gila1241
Dialects
Gilaki: Eastern Gilaki, Western Gilaki (8 listed in all)
Standing
Gilaki: not endangered (4 (Educational)) ܬܪܝܢܝܐ
Gilaki-Rudbari
ܡܫܪܪܐ
ܫܪܪ، ܐܘܣܦ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܝܢ ܡܘܕܥ
ܥܕܘܪ ܒܒܨܝܐ ܕܐܗܐ ܛܝܡܐ

ܡܐ ܟܗܘܐ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܢܛܘܪܐ ܟܩܪܐ ܠܡܥܝܪܢܘܬܘܟ ܘܟܒܨܐ ܠܡܒܘܥܐ. ܦܐܬܐ ܟܫܚܠܦܐ ܒܣ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܫܡܘܟ ܠܐ ܟܡܬܐܡܪ.

Language or dialect

In everyday Persian, Gilaki is often called a dialect. Linguists classify it as a Caspian language of the Northwestern Iranian group, distinct from Persian.

to verify · Hammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath and Bank. Glottolog 5.3. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.; Windfuhr (ed.). The Iranian Languages. Routledge.

Speakers

ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ
ܟܝܠܐ
speakers
ܫܢܬܐ
ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܟܬܝܒܐ
ܡܒܘܥܐ
ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܝܬ ܡܒܘܥܐ. ܟܡܚܘܚ ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ، ܠܐ ܣܘܟܠܐ.
ܡܨܒܐ
ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ
ܫܪܪ، ܐܘܣܦ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܝܢ ܡܘܕܥ
ܥܕܘܪ ܒܒܨܝܐ ܕܐܗܐ ܛܝܡܐ

ܡܐ ܟܗܘܐ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܢܛܘܪܐ ܟܩܪܐ ܠܡܥܝܪܢܘܬܘܟ ܘܟܒܨܐ ܠܡܒܘܥܐ. ܦܐܬܐ ܟܫܚܠܦܐ ܒܣ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܫܡܘܟ ܠܐ ܟܡܬܐܡܪ.

No speaker figure has been verified for this platform yet. It stays unknown until a census or survey figure is checked with its measure, year and source.

Classification and standing from the sources named on each line. Where views differ, each view is shown with its sources.

ܝܠܦ

1 course
1
GilakiIDCDC-LNG-02 · Planned, outline not written yet
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  • ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܝܬ ܡܒܘܥܐ. ܟܡܚܘܚ ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ، ܠܐ ܣܘܟܠܐ.
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