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Gilaki: learn

Learning Gilaki: a pathway, courses, exams, programmes for children and teacher training.

گیلکی

01From first steps to fluency

Levels follow the descriptors of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) as a guide. A course here is not an official CEFR exam.

  1. A1

    First steps

    Read and write the script. Greet, introduce yourself and ask simple questions.

    No course at this level yet.

  2. A2

    Everyday use

    Handle routine tasks: shopping, travel, family and work.

    No course at this level yet.

  3. B1 to B2

    Independent use

    Follow the news, write letters and take part in a discussion.

    No course at this level yet.

  4. C1 to C2

    Proficient use

    Read literature, work in the language and interpret.

    No course at this level yet.

02Courses in the Academy

  • Languages of Iran · Foundations

    Gilaki

    Outline in preparation.

    Wave 3 Planned

03Exams and levels

No official proficiency exam aligned to the CEFR is recorded for Gilaki yet.

Sources Council of Europe. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Companion volume. (2020) To verify

04Heritage-language programmes for children

Persian Saturday schools are run by volunteers and parents, often without a shared curriculum or trained teachers. The Council is preparing a shared curriculum, teacher training and a directory of schools.

Public programmes in some host countries. Which languages each offers is set locally; check the programme for Gilaki.

05Teacher training

  • Heritage language education · Practitioner

    Saturday-school teacher training

    Teaching Persian to children of the diaspora in weekend and community schools.

    Wave 1 · 30 h Outline drafted

06Study elsewhere

  • Study

    Iranian languages

    Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Persian, Kurdish and Armenian

    Inalco (Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales) Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Persian

    SOAS University of London Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Kurdish Studies

    Centre for Kurdish Studies, University of Exeter Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

Institutions that teach or research the region’s languages. A listing is not a partnership or an endorsement.

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Gilaki: Learn. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/glk/learn/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Gilaki: Learn.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/glk/learn/.

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	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
	year = {2026},
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	title = {Gilaki: Learn},
	url = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/glk/learn/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/glk/learn/},
}

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07Research and sources

Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.

  1. The quotative marker in Gilaki

    Sascha Völlmin · 2019 · De Gruyter eBooks

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  2. ILM Shaili Package — Gilaki (glk)

    Abhishek Choudhary · 2026 · Zenodo

    SoftwareDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  3. Nominal linkers in Gilaki

    Mansour Shabani, Sahar Taghipour · 2023 · Toronto Working Papers in Linguistics

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  4. Var and Manəstən Adpositions in Gilaki Language

    Elahe Hoseyni Matak, Ehsan Changizi · 2020 · ̒Ilm-i Zabān

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  5. Issues of studying laryngeal characteristics of prosody in Iranian languages (on the example of Persian, Gilaki, and Wakhi)

    Liubov Silanteva · 2025 · Проблемы языка: Сборник научных статей по материалам Одиннадцатой конференции-школы «Проблемы языка: взгляд молодых ученых»

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  6. Clitics in Gilaki: A typological approach

    Hakimeh Pourjamal Ghouyjagh, Mansour Shabani, Seyed Misagh Habibzadeh · 2025 · نشریه پژوهش‌های زبان‌شناسی

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  7. Gilaki

    Alireza Eshraghi · 2015 · ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa)

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-NC-SA

  8. Reflection of work culture in Gilan popular literature; Looking at Gilaki proverbs

    Javad Nazarimoghaddam · 2022 · مجله مطالعات ایرانی

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  9. Case in Caspian Languages: Gilaki, Mazandarani, Talysh, Tati

    Vladimir B. Ivanov, Leyli R. Dodykhudoeva · 2025 · RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics

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  10. The Gilaki Language

    V. S. Rastorgueva, A. A. Kerimova, Akhmed Kerimovich Mamedzade et al. · 2012 · KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

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  11. Gilaki: From Language Regimes into Minoritizing

    Sedighe Zamani Roodsari · 2023 · Studies in Linguistics and Literature

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  12. Split noun phrase topicalization in Eshkevarat Gilaki

    Arsalan Kahnemuyipour, Mansour Shabani · 2018 · The Linguistic Review

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