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Mazandarani: learn

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

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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

    Mazandarani

    Outline in preparation.

    Wave 3 Planned

03Exams and levels

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

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

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Mazandarani: Learn.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/mzn/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. Thrips mazandarani sp. n. (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): a new species from the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, Iran

    Mirabbalou Majid · 2025 · Entomological Society of Iran

    ArticleZenodoDOAJOpenAIREOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

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

    Владимир Борисович Иванов, Leyli Rakhimovna Dodykhudoeva · 2025 · RUDN Journal of Language Studies Semiotics and Semantics

    ArticleOpenAlexDOAJOpenAIREOpen accessCC-BY-NC

  3. The Study of Cognate and Non-Cognate Nouns and Verbs Naming in Mazandarani-Persian Bilinguals

    Mansoureh Kazemi, Azar Mehri, Shohreh Jalaei et al. · 2023 · Journal of Modern Rehabilitation

    ArticleDOAJOpenAIREOpen access

  4. Two Mazandarani Texts from the Nineteenth Century

    Habib BORJIAN · 2008 · Studia Iranica

    ArticleCrossrefDataCiteOpenAIREOpen access

  5. Mazandarani cattle

    CABI · 2017 · CABI Compendium

    DatasetOpenAlexCrossref

  6. INVESTIGATING ASSIMILATION AND METHATHESIS PROCESSES IN MAZANDARANI LANGUAGE, MARZOUN KOLA VARIETY.

    Fatemeh Yazdani, Foroogh Kazemi. · 2019 · Zenodo

    ArticleDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  7. The Mazandarani Dialect of Kalijān Rostāq

    Habib Borjian · 2019 · Iranian Studies

    ArticleOpenAlex

  8. Mazandarani: A typological survey

    Habib Borjian · 2019 · De Gruyter eBooks

    ChapterOpenAlexCrossref

  9. A Mazandarani Account of the Babi Incident at Shaikh Tabarsi

    Habib Borjian · 2006 · Iranian Studies

    ArticleOpenAlexDataCiteOpen access

  10. Low vowel dissimilation in Mazandarani

    Mohsen Mahdavi Mazdeh, Sarah Nehzati · 2024 · Journal of Iranian linguistics.

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-NC

  11. What Does It Mean to Be a Woman? An Exploratory Study of Femininities among Mazandarani, Azeri and Kurdish Female University Students in Iran

    Ladan Rahbari, Zeinab Mahmudabadi · 2017 · Social Sciences

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  12. A Lexical Archaism in Mazandarani

    Mohammad Ghanbari · 2011 · Iran and the Caucasus

    ArticleOpenAlex

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