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Mazandarani: learn
Learning Mazandarani: a pathway, courses, exams, programmes for children and teacher training.
مازرونی
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.
A1
First steps
Read and write the script. Greet, introduce yourself and ask simple questions.
No course at this level yet.
A2
Everyday use
Handle routine tasks: shopping, travel, family and work.
No course at this level yet.
B1 to B2
Independent use
Follow the news, write letters and take part in a discussion.
No course at this level yet.
C1 to C2
Proficient use
Read literature, work in the language and interpret.
No course at this level yet.
02Courses in the Academy
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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.
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Mother tongue lessons (modersmål)
Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket) To verify Mother tongue lessons in Swedish schools, with teaching material by language.
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Mother tongue teaching (morsmål)
Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training (Udir) Checked 2026-10-23 Verified
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Herkunftssprachlicher Unterricht
Ministry of Schools and Education of North Rhine-Westphalia Checked 2026-10-23 Verified Heritage-language lessons in state schools of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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International Languages Elementary Program
Ontario Ministry of Education To verify
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Community languages schools
Department of Education, Victoria To verify
Public programmes in some host countries. Which languages each offers is set locally; check the programme for Mazandarani.
05Teacher training
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Saturday-school teacher training
Teaching Persian to children of the diaspora in weekend and community schools.
Wave 1 · 30 h Outline drafted
06Study elsewhere
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Iranian languages
Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University Checked 2026-10-23 Verified
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Persian, Kurdish and Armenian
Inalco (Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales) Checked 2026-10-23 Verified
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Persian
SOAS University of London Checked 2026-10-23 Verified
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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/
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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.
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Mirabbalou Majid · 2025 · Entomological Society of Iran
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Case in Caspian Languages: Gilaki, Mazandarani, Talysh, Tati
Владимир Борисович Иванов, Leyli Rakhimovna Dodykhudoeva · 2025 · RUDN Journal of Language Studies Semiotics and Semantics
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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
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Two Mazandarani Texts from the Nineteenth Century
Habib BORJIAN · 2008 · Studia Iranica
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CABI · 2017 · CABI Compendium
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INVESTIGATING ASSIMILATION AND METHATHESIS PROCESSES IN MAZANDARANI LANGUAGE, MARZOUN KOLA VARIETY.
Fatemeh Yazdani, Foroogh Kazemi. · 2019 · Zenodo
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The Mazandarani Dialect of Kalijān Rostāq
Habib Borjian · 2019 · Iranian Studies
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Mazandarani: A typological survey
Habib Borjian · 2019 · De Gruyter eBooks
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A Mazandarani Account of the Babi Incident at Shaikh Tabarsi
Habib Borjian · 2006 · Iranian Studies
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Low vowel dissimilation in Mazandarani
Mohsen Mahdavi Mazdeh, Sarah Nehzati · 2024 · Journal of Iranian linguistics.
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Ladan Rahbari, Zeinab Mahmudabadi · 2017 · Social Sciences
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A Lexical Archaism in Mazandarani
Mohammad Ghanbari · 2011 · Iran and the Caucasus
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