Vafsi
Vafsi is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Vafsi (Tati: ووسی, Vowsi) is a dialect of the Tati language spoken in the Vafs village and surrounding area in the Markazi province of Iran. The dialects of the Tafresh region share many features with the Central Plateau dialects. It is closely related to Ashtiani.
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Words in Vafsi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | adui* | |
| name | nawE* | |
| eye | CEmm* | |
| ear | guS* | |
| nose | viniE* | |
| tooth | dendan* | |
| tongue | zuan* | |
| hand | dEsd* | |
| blood | xun* | |
| bone | Esdoxan* | |
| skin | pusd* | |
| knee | Erzane* | |
| breast | Cize* | |
| liver | jigEr* | |
| water | avE* | |
| fire | ayr* | |
| sun | xor* | |
| star | esdare* | |
| stone | sEng* | |
| mountain | ku* | |
| tree | dar* | |
| leaf | vElg* | |
| night | So* | |
| dog | EsbE* | |
| fish | mahi* | |
| louse | esbezE* | |
| one | yey* | |
| two | do* | |
| I | Ez* | |
| you | tE* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Shahrudi-Southern TalyshIndo-European49% alike
- GilakiIndo-European48% alike
- TakestaniIndo-European48% alike
- Sorkhei-AftariIndo-European44% alike
- MazanderaniIndo-European43% alike
- SangisariIndo-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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