Zargari | |
States: | Iran |
Speakers: | ? |
Familycolor: | Indo-European |
Fam2: | Indo-Iranian |
Fam3: | Indo-Aryan |
Fam4: | Central Zone |
Fam5: | Romani |
Fam6: | Balkan Romani |
Fam7: | Southern |
Isoexception: | dialect |
Glotto: | zarg1238 |
Glottorefname: | Zargari |
Zargari (or Romāno) is a dialect of Balkan Romani, spoken in Zargar region (Abyek district) of the Qazvin Province of in Iran by the ethnic Zargari people. The language can be found in surrounding regions as well. It is one of the only Indo-Aryan languages still spoken in Iran, and is considered endangered.[1] Zargari takes its name from the Persian word for "goldsmith" (Persian: زرگر zargar).