Mazandarani

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A language of Iran

ISO 639-3
mzn
Alternate Names
Gilaki, Mazanderani, Sari, Tabri
Autonym
طبری‎ (Tabari), مازرونی‎ (Mazuroni)
User Population

2,320,000 (2019), decreasing. Some monolinguals in rural areas. Ethnic population: 4,480,000 (2019).

Location

Mazandaran province; some in Golestan and Semnan provinces.

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Caspian
Dialects

Mazanderani, Gorgani, Firoozkoohi.

Language Use

Reportedly increased interest, but increasing desire for children to be educated and therefore be taught Iranian Persian [pes] as first language to better their opportunities. Home, market, work. Mixed attitudes, from neutral to positive. Also use Iranian Persian [pes].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Very low. Literacy rate in L2: Very high in Persian [pes]. The educated can read Farsi [pes] well. Taught as subject in some secondary schools; maximum 2 hours per week on Mazandarani culture and literature. Literature. Radio. TV. Videos. Bible portions: 2021.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mazandarani
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran].

Other Comments

Muslim.