Sangisari

Primary tabs

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Mahdi Shahri, Mehdishahri, Sangesari, Sängesäri, Sangsari, Sängsari, Sängsäri, Sengiseri, Sengsari

Population

36,000 (2006 census).

Location

Semnan Province. Shahmirzadi dialect: Shamirzad north of Mehdi.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Shahmirzadi.

Language Use

All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Iranian Persian [pes].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 89%. Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources

Writing

Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran].

Other Comments

Muslim, Baha’i.