| Basseri | |
|---|---|
| باصری/باسری | |
| Pronunciation | Pārsi-e Bāseri |
| Native to | Iran |
| Region | Fars |
| Ethnicity | Basseri Persians |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | bass1257 |
 Distribution of Basseri people in Fars | |
Basseri dialect (Persian: گویش باصری) is aPersian orSouthwestern Fars dialect spoken inFars province by theBasseri people.[1][2] It is part of theSouthwestern Iranian branch of theIndo-Iranian group ofIndo-European languages.[3][4] Basseri dialect consists of many exclusive Persian words withOld andMiddle Persian roots and lessArabicLoanwords, which is a consequence of living in the mountains,nomadism and less connection with urban Persians.[5]
Basseri dialect has 6vowels including /æ/ , /ɒ/ , /o/ , /e/ , /i/ , and /u:/; and also 2diphthongs including /ow/ and /ey/.[6]
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | uː |
| Mid | e | o |
| Open | æ | ɒ |
Basseri Persian has 22consonants, in contrast with Iranian Persian with 23 consonants. In this dialect,/ʒ/ is merged into/dʒ/.[7]
| Labial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||||
| Plosive | pb | td | kɡ | q | ʔ | ||
| Affricate | tʃdʒ | ||||||
| Fricative | fv | sz | ʃ | x | h | ||
| Flap or Tap | ɾ | ||||||
| Approximant | l | j |
Basseri dialect is spoken among the Basseries in centralFars province. Counties likeAbadeh,Eqlid,Pasargad,Jahrom,Marvdasht,Shiraz,Khorrambid,Larestan, andSarvestan are among the traditional living range of the Basseri.[8]
Some words in Basseri dialect are similar to English words.[9]
| Basseri | English | standard Persian | st. 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 |