| Group |
Iranian (with Avestan, Parthian
etc.), Northwest Iranian (with Baluchi, Kurdish
etc.) |
| Geography & History |
Whether Gilani is a descendant of the ancient Median
language or a later offspring of Middle Persian
- this is still unclear. Today Gilani is spoken in northern Iran, near
the Caspian coast in the province Gilan. Its speakers are totally bilingual:
Persian is the official language used at schools, in mass media and in
state bodies. |
| Morphology |
The word order in Gilani remains quite Indo-European,
its attributes usually precede the noun (while in Persian adjectives and
adverbs follow nouns). New terms are formed by means of suffixation - there
are numerous suffixes in the language. |
| Lexicon |
The vocabulary is being filled by Persian words all the time. |
| Writing |
Though Gilani has its own Arabic based script, its usage is limited
by popular use. |
| Close Contacts |
Persian, Mazanderani, Kurdish, Azerbaijani |
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