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on request · Language · mzn · Iranian, Northwestern

ࡌࡀࡆࡀࡍࡃࡀࡓࡀࡍࡉ

مازرونی · Arab script, written right to left. Spoken in Mazandaran and eastern Gilan, on the Caspian coast.

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mzn · Arab · right to left · on request

Language · mzn · Iranian, Northwestern · on request

ࡌࡀࡆࡀࡍࡃࡀࡓࡀࡍࡉ

مازرونی · Arab script, written right to left. Spoken in Mazandaran and eastern Gilan, on the Caspian coast.

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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

mzn
مازرونیMazandarani · Arab
Code
mzn
Family
Iranian, Northwestern
Where
Mazandaran and eastern Gilan, on the Caspian coast
Phase
on request
ࡊࡀࡉࡎࡅࡕࡀ
not yet measured
Codes are BCP 47 language and script subtags.

Courses that teach it

1 in the catalogue
MazandaraniIDCDC-LNG-03 · 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

مازرونیmāzeruni
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. CLDR records the same letters for Mazandarani as for Persian.
Names in the language's own writing; each sample keeps its direction.

Resources

1 resource
Glottolog: Mazanderanireference · Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · checked 2026-10-23
ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
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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 Mazanderani-Shahmirzadi
Codes
ISO 639-3 mzn · Glottolog maza1291
Dialects
Mazanderani: Central Caspian, Gachsari, Galeshi of Mazanderan, Nuclear Mazanderani, Velatru (11 listed in all)
Standing
Mazanderani: not endangered (5* (Developing)) ࡕࡀࡍࡀࡅࡉ
Sounds
22 consonants and 7 vowels, after Mokhtarian 2004 · the inventory ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ

b d d̠ʒ f ɡ h j k l̪ m n̪ p q r s ʃ t t̠ʃ v x z ʒ a ɑ e ɛ i o u

Mazanderani-Shahmirzadi
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, Mazandarani is often called a dialect. Linguists classify it as a Caspian language of the Northwestern Iranian group, close to Gilaki.

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
MazandaraniIDCDC-LNG-03 · 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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  • to verifyA figure or claim whose source has not yet been read; it stays in the verification queue.
  • ࡋࡀ ࡉࡀࡃࡉࡏࡀࡄࡀࡍࡅࡆ ࡀࡉࡍࡀ ࡋࡀࡉࡊࡀ. ࡋࡀ ࡉࡀࡃࡉࡏࡀ ࡌࡇࡀࡅࡉࡍࡉࡍ, ࡋࡀ ࡎࡁࡀࡓࡀ.
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