Ethnic group name: Afshar

(azb dialect)

Population: 200,000

Province and city you can visit: Kerman, Baft or Bonab

Description: They are nomads and live in tents. They are Turks, but their language differs from the Azeri language of Tabriz. Afshar are also found near Tabriz.

Verified picture: YES foreign tourist took in 2005 in Fars near Kerman boarder.

Click to play Afshar audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

Right click here to save recording. File is mp3 and is about 29 megs in size.

Have speakers verified recording? YES. This recording is a dialect of Azeri done in the accent of the Afshar in the south.

Are we in contact with speakers? NO

Website: click

Ethnic group name: Luri (lrc)

Population: 1,500,000

Province and city you can visit:  Luristan, Khoramabad

Description: Most of the population of the city Khoramabad are Luri language speakers. Their language is called Northern Luri. Throughout Luristan province you can find the tents of the Luri nomads.

Verified picture: YES taken in 2004 by an Iranian tourist of a Luri nomad near Khoramabad.

Click to play Luri audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

Right click here to save recording. File is mp3 and is about 29 megs in size.

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Are we in contact with speakers? YES

Luri video: Get jfilm link working

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نام گروه قومي : لر

جمعيت : 1،500،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

لرستان ، خرم آباد

توضيح : تقريباً تمامي جمعيت ساكن در خرم آباد ، لر زبان هستند. زبان آنها زبان لري شمالي ناميده مي شود. در ميان استان لرستان مي توانيد چادر هاي گوچ كنندگان لري را بيابيد.

Ethnic group name: Bakhtiari (bqi)

Population: 1,000,000

Province and city you can visit:  Chaharmahal ve Bakhteyari, shahr-e -kord and Khuzestan.

Description: Many are still nomads living in tents high in the mountains.

Verified picture: YES taken by tourist in 2005 in Chaharmahal ve Bakhtiari province.

Click to play Bakhtiari audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

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To do: j movie done Dec 08.

نام گروه قومي : بختياري

جمعيت : 1،000،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

چهار محال و بختياري ، شهر كرد و خوزستان

توضيح : بسياري از آنان هنوز بصورت كوچ نشين و در بالاي كوه ها در چادر ها زندگي مي كنند.

Ethnic group name: Boyerahmadi and Mamasani Luri  (luz)

Population: 800,000

Province and city you can visit:  Kohgiluyeh va Buyer Ahmad, Yasuj and Fars, Mamasan  

Description: This group calls themselves Luri, but they do not understand the Luri language from Luristan. Their language is sometimes called Southern Luri. The Luri in Fars province are the Mamasani group. 

Verified picture: YES. Taken by a tourist in 1999 near Yasuj.

Click to play Boyerahmadi audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

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نام گروه قومي : لر بوير احمدي و ممسني

جمعيت : 800،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

كهكيلويه و بوير احمد ، ياسوج و فارس ، ممسن

توضيح : اين گروه نيز لر مي باشند اما آنها زبان لري لرستان را درک نمی کنند. زبان آنها را لري جنوبي مي نامند. لرهاي استان فارس ، لر هاي ممسني هستند.

Ethnic group name: Laki (lki)

Population: 1,000,000

Province and city you can visit: Hamadan, Nahavand and Ilam, Ilam

Description: This language is a mixture of Luri and Kurdish.  Most Laki call themselves Lurs. 

Verified picture: NO

Click to play Laki audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

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نام گروه قومي :لكي

جمعيت :1،000،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

همدان ، نهاوند و ايلام ، شهر ايلام

توضيح : اين زبان از دو زبان لري و كردي آميخته شده است. لكها خودشان راجزوِ لر مي دانند.

Ethnic group name: Turkmen (tuk)

Population: 2,000,000

Province and city you can visit:  Golestan,  Gonbad and Bandar Turkaman

Description: Many still live in tents and migrate with their animals. 

Verified picture: YES Taken by tourist in 2004.

Click to play Turkmen audio. Recording is about 7 minutes long.

Right click here to save recording. File is mp3 and is about 8 megs in size.

Click to play Turkmen audio 2. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

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نام گروه قومي : تركمن 

جمعيت : 2،000،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

گلستان ، شهر گنبد و بندر تركمن

توضيح : اكثر آنها در چادرها زندگي مي كنند و با حيواناتشان كوچ مي كنند.

Ethnic group name: Sorani Kurds         (9-ckb)

Population: 3,000,000

Province and city you can visit: Sanadaj in Kurdistan and villages south of the Urmia Lake.

Description: They were once nomads but now are mostly settled. The men wear baggy pants. Their language is also called Central Kurdi.

Verified picture: YES Taken by tourists in 2005.

Click to play Sorani Kurdish audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

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نام گروه قومي : كردهاي سورياني

جمعيت : 3،000،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

كردستان ، سنندج و در كردستان و روستاهاي جنوب درياچة اروميه

توضيح : در ابتدا آنها چادرنشين بودند اما اكثر آنها در حالِ حاضر مستقر شده اند.. به زبان آنها زبان كردي مركزي هم مي گويند.

Ethnic group name: Kermanshahi Kurds (10-sdh)

Population: 1,000,000

Province and city you can visit: Kermanshah, Kermanshah

Description: These people are famous for their carpets. Their language is also called Southern Kurdi.

Verified picture: NO

Click to play Kermanshahi Kurdish audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

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Kermanshahi Kurdish video: NO

Kermanshahi Kurdish website: NO

نام گروه قومي : كردهاي كرمانشاهي

جمعيت : 1،000،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :  كرمانشاه ، شهر كرمانشاه

توضيح : اين مردم براي فرشهايشان بسيار مشهور مي باشند. زبان اين مردم به زبان كردي جنوبي مشهور مي باشد.

Ethnic group name: Kurmanji Kurds (11-kmr, 27-kmr)

Population: 300,000

Province and city you can visit:  Khorasan, Quchan and West Azerbaijan, Orumiyeh

Description: Their language is also called Northern Kurdi. All of the Kurds in Khorasan are Kurmanji, and many are nomads.  They also live near Turkey.

Verified picture: YES Taken by tourists in 2004.

Click to play Khorasani Kurmanji audio #1 Recording is about 30 minutes long.

Right click here to save Khorasani Kurmanji recording #1. File is mp3 and is about 29 megs in size.

Click to play Kurmanji Kurdish audio #2 Recording is about 30 minutes long.

Right click here to save Kurmanji Kurdish recording #2. File is mp3 and is about 29 megs in size.

Have speakers verified recording? NO A Kermanshahi Kurd listened to these and said recording #1 is for Kurds in Khorasan and recording #2 is for Kurmanji speakers in Turkey and Iraq with perhaps some on the Iranian boarder.

Are we in contact with speakers? ?

Kurmanji Kurdish video: NO

Kurmanji Kurdish website: NO

نام گروه قومي : كرد كرمانجي

جمعيت : 300،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

خراسان ، قوچان و آذربايجان غربي  ، اروميه

توضيح : زبان آنها را كردي شمالي نيز مي گويند. تمامي كردهاي ساكن در خراسان كرمانجي هستند ، و بسياري ازآنان كوچ نشين هستند. همچنين آنها در شمال غربي ايران نزديك كشور تركيه نيز زندگي مي كنند.

Ethnic group name: Khorasani Turks (Quchani) (kmz)

Population: 200,000

Province and city you can visit: Khorasan, Quchan

Description: They are descended from the Turkish Kingdom of Khorasan. The population may be much lower. Turks and Kurds live in Quchan. 

Verified picture: NO

Click to play Khorasani Turkish audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

Right click here to save recording. File is mp3 and is about 29 megs in size.

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Are we in contact with speakers? YES

Khorasani Turkish video: NO

Khorasani Turkish website: NO

نام گروه قومي : ترك خراساني(قوچاني)

جمعيت : 200،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

خراسان ، قوچان

توضيح : آنها توسط پادشاهان ترك به خراسان رانده شده اند. جمعيت آنان ممكن است كمتر از اين باشد. ترك ها و كرد ها در قوچان زندگي مي كنند.

Ethnic group name: Mazandarani       (mzn)

Population: 3,000,000

Province and city you can visit: Mazandaran, Sari

Description: Mazandarani is in the Persian language family. These people harvest some of the world’s finest caviar from the Caspian Sea.

Verified picture: YES Taken by tourists in 2005.

Click to play Mazandarani audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

Right click here to save recording. File is mp3 and is about 29 megs in size.

Have speakers verified recording? NO

Are we in contact with speakers? YES

Mazandarani video: NO

Mazandarani website: NO

نام گروه قومي : مازندراني

جمعيت : 3،000،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

مازندران ، ساري

توضيح : مازندراني از خانوادة زبان فارسي است. اين مردم يكي از بهترين خاويارهاي دنيا را از درياي خزر به دست مي آورند.

Ethnic group name: Gilaki (gil)

Population: 3,000,000

Province and city you can visit: Gilan, Rasht

Description: Gilaki language is closely related to Persian. Many Gilaki people grow rice and tea. 

Verified picture: YES Taken by tourists in 2005.

Click to play Gilaki audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

Right click here to save recording. File is mp3 and is about 29 megs in size.

Have speakers verified recording? NO

Are we in contact with speakers? ?

Gilaki video: NO

Gilaki website: NO

نام گروه قومي : گيلكي

جمعيت : 3،000،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

گيلان ، رشت

توضيح : زبان گيلكي به زبان فارسي نزديك است. بسياري از مردم گيلك برنج و چاي مي كارند.

Ethnic group name: Talysh (14-tly)

Population: 110,000

Province and city you can visit: Gilan, Masuleh

Description: They make small wooden cabins in the mountains. They live along the Caspian Sea and in mountain areas near Masuleh on the Azerbaijan border.

Verified picture: NO

Click to play Talysh audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

Right click here to save recording. File is mp3 and is about 29 megs in size.

Have speakers verified recording? YES

Are we in contact with speakers? YES

Talysh video: NO

Talysh website: NO

نام گروه قومي : تالشي

جمعيت : 110،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

گيلان ، ماسوله

توضيح : آنها كلبه هاي كوچك چوبي براي خود درست مي كنند. آنها در برابر درياي خزر و در مناطق كوهستاني نزديك ماسوله و در مرز آذربايجان زندگي مي كنند.

Ethnic group name: Arabs (Mesopotamian) (15-acm)

Population: 1,200,000

Province and city you can visit:  Khuzestan, Abadan

Description: They speak the same language that Iraqi Arabs speak.

Verified picture: NO

Click to play Mesopotamian Arabic audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

Right click here to save recording. File is mp3 and is about 29 megs in size.

Have speakers verified recording? YES

Are we in contact with speakers? YES

Arabic Mesopotamian video: NO

Arabic Mesopotamian website: NO

نام گروه قومي :عرب

جمعيت : 1،200،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

خوزستان ، آبادان

توضيح : آنها به زبان عربي عراقي صحبت مي كنند.

Ethnic group name: Gulf Arabs (afb)

Population: 200,000

Province and city you can visit:  Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas and Bandar-e-Lengeh

Description: They are known as Bandaris because they live in port cities. Traditional Bandaris dress and the women’s square red masks are found in Hormozgan, especially on the islands.

Verified picture: YES Taken by tourists in 2007.

Click to play Gulf Arabic audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

Right click here to save recording. File is mp3 and is about 29 megs in size.

Have speakers verified recording? YES It is perhaps more of a Bandari accent than a language.  Needs further study.

Are we in contact with speakers? YES

Gulf Arabic video: NO

Gulf Arabic website: NO

نام گروه قومي : عرب هاي حاشيه خليج فارس

جمعيت : 200،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

هرمزگان ، بندر عباس و بندر لنگه

توضيح : آنها راتحت عنوان بندري نيز مي شناسند چون در شهر هاي بندري زندگي مي كنند. لباس مرسوم بندري ها و روبند چهارگوش سياهزنانه را مي توان در هرمزگان و شبه جزيره ها يافت.

Ethnic group name: Larestani (lrl)

Population: 80,000

Province and city you can visit: Fars, Lar

Description: Farsi speakers cannot understand this language. Many of the shop owners in Dubai are Larestani.

Verified picture: NO

Click to play Larestani audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

Right click here to save recording. File is mp3 and is about 29 megs in size.

Have speakers verified recording? YES

Are we in contact with speakers? YES

Larestani video: NO

Larestani website: NO

نام گروه قومي : لارستاني

جمعيت : 80،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

فارس ، لار

توضيح : فارس زبان ها قادر به فهميدن اين زبان نيستند. بسياري از ايرانيان صاحب مغازه در دبي لارستاني هستند.

Ethnic group name: Balochi (Western - Sarawani) (16-bgn)

Population: 400,000

Province and city you can visit:  Sistan va Baluchestan, Saravan

Description: They are related to the Baloch of Pakistan.

Verified picture: NO

Click to play Western Balochi audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

Right click here to save recording. File is mp3 and is about 29 megs in size.

Have speakers verified recording? NO

Are we in contact with speakers? NO

Western Balochi video: NO

Western Balochi website: NO

نام گروه قومي : بلوچي(غربي-سارواني)

جمعيت : 400،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

سيستان و بلوچستان ، ساروان

توضيح : آنها را به بلوچ هاي پاكستان نسبت مي دهند.

Ethnic group name: Balochi (Southern - Makrani) (17-bcc)

Population: 400,000

Province and city you can visit:  Sistan va Baluchistan, Char Behar and Makran mountains on the sea

Description: Many are nomads and still dwell in tents in the desert.

Verified picture: NO

Click to play Southern Balochi audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

Right click here to save recording. File is mp3 and is about 29 megs in size.

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Are we in contact with speakers? NO

Southern Balochi video: NO

Southern Balochi website: NO

نام گروه قومي : بلوچي

جمعيت : 400،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

سيستان و بلوچستان ،چابهار و كوه هاي مكران نزديك دريا

توضيح : بسياري از آنان كوچ نشين و در چادر هايشان در بيابان زندگي مي كنند.

Ethnic group name: Afghani (Pashto, Dari, Parsi, Aimaq) (18-pbt,19-prs,prd,aiq)

Population: 300,000

Province and city you can visit:  Khorasan, Meshad

Description: There are several Afghan ethnic groups in Iran known simply as Afghani, but they come from many different groups in Afghanistan. They work in manual labor jobs throughout Iran.

Verified picture: NO

To save 29 meg mp3 recording: right click here for Dari , right click for Pashto

Have speakers verified recording? NO

Are we in contact with speakers? NO

Afghani video: NO

Afghani website: NO

نام گروه قومي : افغاني(فارسي ،آيماك ،پشتو ،دري)

جمعيت : 300،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

خراسان ، مشهد

توضيح : قبايل افغاني زيادي در ايران زندگي مي كنند كه در نگاه اوليه افغاني هستند اما از قبايل و گروه هاي متفاوتي از افغانستان به ايران آمده اند. آنها معمولاً كارهاي سخت بدني را در ايران انجام مي دهند.

Ethnic group name: Hazara (20-haz)

Population: 200,000

Province and city you can visit: Khorasan, north of Mashhad

Description: Most are refugees from Afghanistan.

Verified picture: YES Taken by tourists in 2004.

To save or play 29 meg mp3 recording: right click here

Have speakers verified recording? NO

Are we in contact with speakers? NO

Hazara video: NO

Hazara website: NO

نام گروه قومي : هازارا

جمعيت : 200،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

خراسان ، شمال مشهد

توضيح : آنها پناهندگاني از افغانستان هستند.

Ethnic group name: Gypsy (Domari) (rmt, rmm)(other 21-rmn)

Population: 500,000

Province and city you can visit:  Tehran, south of city

Description: Gypsies make money on the streets of Tehran. They are called Ghorbati or Domari or Zott and also live in Fars. It is uncertain what language they speak.

Verified picture: YES Taken by tourists in 2005.

To save or play 29 meg mp3 recording:

right click for new Domari recording

right click for old Zargari recording

Have speakers verified recording? NO

Are we in contact with speakers? NO

Gypsy video: NO

Gypsy website: NO

نام گروه قومي : كولي (دوماري)

جمعيت : 500،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

تهران ، جنوب شهر تهران

توضيح : كولي ها معمولاً در خيابان ها گدائي مي كنند. آنها را معمولاً قربتي يا دوماري يا زوت نيز مي نامند، همينطور در فارس نيز زندگي مي كنند. منشع زبان آنها مشخص نيست. 

Ethnic group name: Takistani (22-tks)

Population: 200,000

Province and city you can visit:  Qazvin, Takestan

Description: This language might be spoken only by older people and may be called Khalkhal, Tarom, Zanjan, Kharaqan, or Ramand.

Verified picture: YES Taken by tourists in 2004.

To save or play 29 meg mp3 recording: right click here

Have speakers verified recording? NO

Are we in contact with speakers? NO

Takistani video: NO

Takistani website: NO

To do: switch with Mus Tat when new Tati recording arrives from G

نام گروه قومي : تاكستاني

جمعيت : 200،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

قزوين ، تاكستان

توضيح : اين زبان شايد توسط افراد مسن بكار برده شود و شايد آنرا خلخال ، طارم ، زنجان ، خراقان ، يا رامند نيز بنامند.

Ethnic group name: Armenian (hye)

Population:150,000

Province and city you can visit:  Esfahan, Esfahan (Jolfa)

Description: The Armenians are traditionally Christian and worship in churches. They live in Tehran and many other cities.

Verified picture: YES Taken by tourists in 2003.

To save or play 29 meg mp3 recording:

 right click here

Have speakers verified recording? NO

Are we in contact with speakers? YES

Armenian video: NO

Armenian website: NO

نام گروه قومي : ارامنه

جمعيت : 150،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

اصفهان ، اصفهان(جلفا)

توضيح : ارامنه بصورت سنتي مسيحي هستند و در كليسا ها مراسم پرستشي خود را انجام مي دهند. آنها در تهران و بسياري شهر هاي ديگر زندگي مي كنند.

Ethnic group name: Assyrian (24-aii)

Population: 20,000

Province and city you can visit:  West Azerbaijan, Orumiyeh, Tehran

Description: They are an ancient people living throughout the Middle East.  They are traditionally Christian and worship in cathedrals.

Verified picture: NO

To save or play 29 meg mp3 recording: right click here

Have speakers verified recording? NO

Are we in contact with speakers? YES

نام گروه قومي : آسوري

جمعيت : 20،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

آذربايجان غربي ، اروميه و تهران

توضيح : آنان از قديمي ترين و باستاني ترين مردمي هستند كه در خاور ميانه زندگي مي كنند. آنها بصورت رسمي مسيحي هستند و در كليساهاي مركزي عبادت مي كنند.

Ethnic group name: Judeo-Persian (jpr)

Population: 30,000

Province and city you can visit:      Tehran, Tehran, and Hamadan, Hamadan

Description: Jews were exiled to Iran during the Babylonian Empire.  More Jews live in Iran than any country in the Middle East other than Israel.  Their language is called Dzhidi.

Verified picture: YES Taken by tourists in 2003.

To save or play 29 meg mp3 recording: right click here

Have speakers verified recording? YES. Note: This recording is the regional accent spoken by Jewish people near Hamadan.  In 2008 there were no Iranians found that spoke a variant of Hebrew nor a distinct language.

Are we in contact with speakers? YES

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نام گروه قومي : يهوديان ايراني

جمعيت : 30،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

تهران ، تهران و همدان ، همدان

توضيح : يهوديان ايراني در زمان امپراتوري بابل به ايران تبعيد شدند. در ايران يهوديان بيشتري نسبت به ديگر كشور هاي خاور ميانه بجز اسرائيل زندگي مي كنند. زبان آنها را دزهيدي مي گويند.

Ethnic group name: Parsi (Zartoshi or Gabbri) (gbz)

Population: 15,000

Province and city you can visit:  Yazd, Yazd and Kerman, Kerman

Description: This small language group might be called Dari or Parsi and is spoken by some who practice the Zoroastrian religion.

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نام گروه قومي : گبري

جمعيت : 15،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

يزد ، يزد و كرمان ، كرمان

توضيح : اين زبان كوچك را شايد بتوان دري يا پارسي ناميد و توسط زرتشتيان بكار مي رود.

Ethnic group name: Mandean (mid)

Population: 10,000

Province and city you can visit:  Khuzestan, Ahvaz

Description: They call themselves followers of John the Baptist and are a mix of religions. They baptize each other many times in the Karoun River in Khuzestan. They are also known as Sabbehi and live in the Sabbehin quarter of Ahvaz.

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Have speakers verified recording? YES. Note: This language is nearly extinct. In 2007 it was found to be the language of a small group of religious Sabbehi. It is not being learned by the younger people. The recording is of the regional accent spoken in the area by Sabbehi people. We have another recording of a prayer in the old Mandean langugage.

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نام گروه قومي : مانديان

جمعيت : 10،000

استان و شهري كه شما مي توانيد ديدن كنيد :

خوزستان ، اهواز

توضيح : آنان خودشان را پيروان يحيي تعميد دهنده مي دانند و اختلاطي از مذاهب دارند.آنان يكديگر را بارها در رود كارون در خوزستان تعميد مي دهند. همچنين آنها را صبيحي نيز مي نامند و در بخش صبيحين شهر اهواز زندگي مي كنند.

Ethnic group name: Persian (pes)

Population: 22,000,000

Province and city you can visit:  Every province and city of Iran.

Description: Persian is also called Farsi and it is the national language of Iran.  It is the language of education and today almost all kids are growing up speaking Persian. Many minority groups speak their minority language at home and speak Persian at school and in the work place.

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نام گروه قومي : فارس

جمعيت : ٢٢٠٠٠٠٠٠

 در پايين ليستي از گروه هاي كوچكتر ايران را مشاهده مي كنيد. بعضي از آن زبان ها شايد ديگر در ايران بكار برده نشود

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قزاق 3،000 نفر. از مردم قزاق زبان در شهر گرگان در استان مازندران در سال 2004 ديدن شده است.خانوادة زبان : تركي

خلج 42،107 نفر. شبيه زبانهاي كردي و تالشي است. بعلاوه بعضي از آنها در كشور آذربايجان نيز زندگي مي كنندخانوادة زبان : فارسي

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Ashtiani [atn] 21,099. Ashtiyan and Tafresh, Markazi Province. Very close to Vafsi language.  Language family: Persian.

NEARLY EXTINCT. Tourist in 2008 reported that only a few non-literate elderly people can speak it.

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Note: 2007 it was reported that radio broadcasts exist in this language.

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سياندي 7،033 نفر. سيوند در استان فارس( 70 كيلومتري شمال غربي شيراز در جادة شيراز به اصفهان) خانوادة زبان : شمال غربي فارسي

Natanzi [ntz] 7,033. Esfahan Province: Natanz, on the Esfahan-Kashan Road. Dialects: Yarani and Farizandi.    Language family: Northwestern Persian.

NEARLY EXTINCT. Tourist in 2008 reported that only a few non-literate elderly people can speak it.

نتنزي 7،033 نفر. استان اصفهان : نتنز، در جادة اصفهان به كاشان. داراي لهجه هاي : ياراني و فريزندي خانوادة زبان : شمال غربي فارسي

سنايا 60 نفر. تهران و قزوين. همينطور به آن شان سراي،لشان سراي ، سراي شاهان گيانان نيز مي گويند خانوادة زبان : آرامائيك

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Click to play Gozarkhani audio. Recording is about 30 minutes long.

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