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on request · Language · glk · Iranian, Northwestern

ࡂࡉࡋࡀࡊࡉ

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

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glk · Arab · right to left · on request

Language · glk · Iranian, Northwestern · on request

ࡂࡉࡋࡀࡊࡉ

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

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On the mapWhere spokenrecordedCourses1
ࡄࡔࡀ
ࡀࡊࡀࡃࡉࡌࡉ126 ࡃࡀࡓࡎࡉࡀ, ࡄࡀࡍࡅࡆ ࡄࡉࡑ ࡐࡕࡉࡇ ࡋࡎࡀࡁࡕࡌࡀࡃࡀࡍࡉ3 ࡊࡅࡔࡉࡔࡉࡀ, 5 ࡁࡀࡓࡍࡀࡌࡉࡀࡌࡉࡓࡀࡎ116 ࡉࡅࡌࡉࡀ ࡋࡌࡉࡍࡕࡀࡓ, 40 ࡓࡔࡅࡌࡉࡀ ࡖࡕࡀࡓࡉࡊࡄࡀࡁࡓࡉࡀ88 ࡀࡉࡍࡉࡀ ࡌࡒࡀࡁࡋࡉࡀ, ࡄࡀࡍࡅࡆ ࡄࡉࡑ ࡄࡀࡃࡉࡎࡉࡀ ࡌࡒࡀࡉࡌࡉࡀࡐࡉࡋࡂࡉࡀࡁࡌࡉࡁࡍࡉࡀ. ࡄࡀࡍࡅࡆ ࡄࡉࡑ ࡌࡒࡀࡁࡋࡀ
ScriptArabright to lefton request

Record

ࡂࡉࡋࡀࡊࡀࡉࡀ
گیلکیGilaki · Arab
Code
ࡂࡉࡋࡀࡊࡀࡉࡀ
Family
Iranian, Northwestern
Where
ࡂࡉࡋࡀࡍ, ࡏࡀࡋ ࡊࡉࡐࡀ ࡖࡊࡀࡎࡐࡉ
Phase
on request
ࡊࡀࡉࡎࡅࡕࡀ
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
ࡐࡕࡅࡇ
Courses from the Academy catalogue; a course opens for enrolment one by one after review.

Writing

1 script

Its own names

گیلکیgilaki
right to left

ࡊࡅࡈࡅࡈ

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.

Resources

1 resource
Glottolog: Gilakireference · Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · checked 2026-10-23
ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Each resource shows whether its link was checked. A resource without a checked link is labelled to verify.

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)) ࡕࡀࡍࡀࡅࡉ
Gilaki-Rudbari
ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
ࡁࡃࡅࡒ, ࡀࡅࡎࡉࡐ ࡀࡉࡍࡀ ࡀࡅ ࡂࡅࡆࡀࡓࡔ
ࡏࡅࡃࡓࡀࡍ ࡋࡌࡉࡁࡃࡀࡒ ࡄࡀࡆࡉࡍ ࡌࡉࡍࡉࡀࡍ

ࡌࡅ ࡄࡀࡅࡉࡀ ࡌࡍ ࡁࡀࡕࡀࡓ. ࡍࡀࡈࡓࡀ ࡒࡀࡓࡉࡀ ࡋࡐࡉࡕࡒࡀࡊ ࡅࡁࡀࡃࡉࡒ ࡋࡀࡉࡍࡀ. ࡃࡀࡐࡀ ࡁࡀࡎ ࡁࡀࡕࡀࡓ ࡄࡀࡆࡉࡍ ࡌࡉࡕࡇࡋࡉࡐ. ࡔࡅࡌࡀࡊ ࡋࡀ ࡌࡉࡕࡀࡌࡀࡓ.

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

ࡋࡀ ࡉࡀࡃࡉࡏࡀ
ࡌࡉࡏࡉࡀࡓ
speakers
ࡔࡉࡕࡀ
ࡋࡀ ࡌࡉࡕࡊࡀࡕࡁࡀ
ࡌࡀࡍࡁࡀࡏ
ࡄࡀࡍࡅࡆ ࡀࡉࡍࡀ ࡋࡀࡉࡊࡀ. ࡋࡀ ࡉࡀࡃࡉࡏࡀ ࡌࡇࡀࡅࡉࡍࡉࡍ, ࡋࡀ ࡎࡁࡀࡓࡀ.
ࡅࡀࡆࡏࡉࡀࡕ
ࡋࡀ ࡉࡀࡃࡉࡏࡀ
ࡁࡃࡅࡒ, ࡀࡅࡎࡉࡐ ࡀࡉࡍࡀ ࡀࡅ ࡂࡅࡆࡀࡓࡔ
ࡏࡅࡃࡓࡀࡍ ࡋࡌࡉࡁࡃࡀࡒ ࡄࡀࡆࡉࡍ ࡌࡉࡍࡉࡀࡍ

ࡌࡅ ࡄࡀࡅࡉࡀ ࡌࡍ ࡁࡀࡕࡀࡓ. ࡍࡀࡈࡓࡀ ࡒࡀࡓࡉࡀ ࡋࡐࡉࡕࡒࡀࡊ ࡅࡁࡀࡃࡉࡒ ࡋࡀࡉࡍࡀ. ࡃࡀࡐࡀ ࡁࡀࡎ ࡁࡀࡕࡀࡓ ࡄࡀࡆࡉࡍ ࡌࡉࡕࡇࡋࡉࡐ. ࡔࡅࡌࡀࡊ ࡋࡀ ࡌࡉࡕࡀࡌࡀࡓ.

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.

ࡉࡀࡋࡉࡐ

1 course
1
GilakiIDCDC-LNG-02 · Planned, outline not written yet
A course opens after its outline is reviewed. Until then it is listed with its state.

Key

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  • ࡋࡀ ࡉࡀࡃࡉࡏࡀࡄࡀࡍࡅࡆ ࡀࡉࡍࡀ ࡋࡀࡉࡊࡀ. ࡋࡀ ࡉࡀࡃࡉࡏࡀ ࡌࡇࡀࡅࡉࡍࡉࡍ, ࡋࡀ ࡎࡁࡀࡓࡀ.
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