Maraghei dialect explained

Maraghei
States:Iran
Speakers:?
Familycolor:Indo-European
Fam2:Indo-Iranian
Fam3:Iranian
Fam4:Western
Fam5:Northwestern II
Fam6:Tati
Iso3:vmh
Glotto:mara1373
Glottorefname:Maraghei

Maraghei (Tati: Persian: مراغی، مراقی) is a dialect of the Tati language,[1] [2] [3] spoken in the Gilan Province, and upper Rudbar area (Rudbar-e Alamut). The Maraghei Tati is closely related to Talysh and Gozarkhani, and falls under the Qazvinic (spoken in the Qazvin Province) language.[4] One dialect spoken is Dikini, there are also various other dialects.

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/details/TatiMaraghi Maraghei dialect of Mushqin, Hossein Ali Rasouli, 1990, University of Tehran (Persian)
  2. Stilo, D. 1981: "The Tati dialects in the Sociolinguistic Context of Northwestern Iran and Transcaucasia" In: Iranian Studies 14.3/4, 137-187.
  3. Iranian languages of Alamut, Professor Ehsan Yarshater, 1969, Munich
  4. Web site: Glottolog 2.6 - Maraghei. glottolog.org. 2016-01-02.