Gilaki
گيلکي
Gilaki is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, by about 2.6 million people.
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Gilaki (گیلٚکی زٚوان romanized: Gilaki Zavan) is an Iranian language belonging to the Caspian group of the North-western branch, spoken in south & West of the Caspian Sea by Gilak people. Gilaki is closely related to Mazandarani. The two languages of Gilaki and Mazandarani have similar vocabularies. The Gilaki and Mazandarani languages (but not other Iranian languages) share certain typological features with Caucasian languages (specifically Kartvelian languages), reflecting the history, ethnic identity, and close relatedness to the Caucasus region and Caucasian peoples of the Gilak people and Mazandarani people.
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Words in Gilaki
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | مر | mar |
| father | پیر | pe:r |
| tooth | دندن | dëndan |
| tongue | زوون | zevan |
| water | آب | âb |
| leaf | ولگ | |
| one | یک | yek |
| two | دو | do |
| three | سه | se |
| five | پنج | panj |
| ten | ده | da |
| egg | مرغانه | morğâne |
| book | کیتاب | kitāb |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Shahrudi-Southern TalyshIndo-European58% alike
- VafsiIndo-European48% alike
- Western FarsiIndo-European48% alike
- MazanderaniIndo-European46% alike
- TajikIndo-European44% alike
- Sorkhei-AftariIndo-European43% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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