Mazanderani
A language of Iran
| Population | 3,270,000 (1993). |
| Region | North near Caspian Sea, south half of Mazanderan Province. |
| Alternate names | Gilaki, Mazandarani, Tabri |
| Dialects | Mazanderani, Gorgani. Related to Gilaki [glk]. Qadikolahi (Ghadikolahi) and Paliyan [pcf] may be dialects. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Caspian |
| Language use | Home, market, work. Mainly adults. Positive attitude. Most also use Western Farsi [pes]. |
| Language development | The educated can read Farsi [pes] well. Grammar. |
| Writing system | Arabic script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists; fishermen. Muslim (Shi’a). |
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