Zargari Romani Explained

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).

Vocabulary

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Notes and References

  1. Baghbidi. Hassan Rezai. 2003. The Zargari Language: An Endangered European Romani in Iran. . 13. 2 . 123–148 . 10.3828/rs.2003.5.
  2. Proceedings of the First National Conference on Iranian Studies (Volume II)