Basseri dialect (Persian: گویش باصری) is a Persian dialect spoken in Fars province by the Basseri people.Fars, Southwestern, ethnologue It is part of the Southwestern Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages.Nomads of Persia:The Basseri tribe.Ehsan Yousefi.2014.Shiraz Basseri dialect consists of many exclusive Persian words with Old and Middle Persian roots and less Arabic Loanwords, which is a consequence of living in the mountains, nomadism and less connection with urban Persians.Garrod, O. (1946). The nomadic tribes of Persia to-day. Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society, 33(1), 32-46.
Phonology Vowels Basseri dialect has 6 vowels including /æ/, /ɒ/, /o/, /e/, /i/, and /u:/; and also 2 diphthongs including /ow/ and /ey/.The Basseri dialect.Mehrdad Amiri.Linguistics Journal of Allameh Tabataba'i University.number 32.Fall 2019 FrontBackClose Mid Open
Consonants Basseri Persian has 22 consonants, in contrast with Iranian Persian with 23 consonants. In this dialect, is merged into .The Basseri dialect.Mehrdad Amiri.Linguistics Journal of Allameh Tabataba'i University.number 32.Fall 2019 Labial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Uvular GlottalNasal Plosive Affricate Fricative x Flap or Tap ɾ Approximant
Distribution Basseri dialect is spoken among the Basseries in central Fars province. Counties like Abadeh, Eqlid, Pasargad, Jahrom, Marvdasht, Shiraz, Khorrambid, Larestan, and Sarvestan are among the traditional living range of the Basseri.
Similarities with English Some words in Basseri dialect are similar to English words.The Basseri tribe:from Tornas to Lahbaz.Gholamreza Tavakkoli.2000.Tehran
BasseriEnglishstandard Persianst. Persian transcription Var Wear پوشیدن Pušidan Jong Young جوان Javān Pati Empty خالی Xāli Babe Baby عزیزم Azizam Babu Baby نوزاد Nowzād Kap Cap کلاه Kolāh Sol Soil خاک Xāk Sekal Skeleton استخوان Ostoxān
See also Dialects and varieties of Persian language
References
External links
www.baserionline.ir Basseri proverbs