Galeshi (Rudbari) dialect

E376811

The Galeshi (Rudbari) dialect is a regional variety of the Gilaki language spoken in parts of northern Iran, particularly in the Rudbar area.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Galeshi (Rudbari) dialect canonical 1
Rudbari dialect 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
regional variety of Gilaki
associatedWith Gilaki cultural heritage
Rudbar local identity
belongsTo Caspian languages
surface form: Caspian language area
closelyRelatedTo Central Gilaki dialects
Western Gilaki dialects
country Iran
domainOfUse informal speech
local cultural practices
geographicDistribution mountainous areas around Rudbar
rural communities in Rudbar region
hasAlternativeName Galeshi
Gilaki
surface form: Rudbari Gilaki

Galeshi (Rudbari) dialect
surface form: Rudbari dialect
hasAncestor Caspian languages
surface form: Caspian languages continuum

Middle Iranian languages
hasContactWith Persian language
hasFeature shares core grammar with Gilaki
shares much vocabulary with Gilaki
shows regional lexical differences from standard Gilaki
shows regional phonological differences from standard Gilaki
influencedBy Persian language
isMinorityLanguageIn Iran
isSpokenBy Gilaki ethnic group in Rudbar
isVarietyOf Gilaki
surface form: Caspian Gilaki
languageFamily Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages

Indo-Iranian languages
Iranian languages
Northwestern Iranian languages
linguisticTypology SOV (subject–object–verb) word order
agglutinative tendencies similar to other Gilaki varieties
partOf Gilaki
surface form: Gilaki language
region Gilan Province
surface form: Rudbar area of Gilan
sharesIsoglossesWith neighboring Caspian dialects
other Gilaki dialects of Gilan
spokenIn Gilan Province
Iran
Rudbar
northern Iran
status unstandardized oral variety
subclassOf Gilaki dialect
usedBy local population of Rudbar
usedIn everyday communication
writingSystem Arabic script (Perso-Arabic)
Persian alphabet

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gilaki hasDialect Galeshi (Rudbari) dialect
Galeshi (Rudbari) dialect hasAlternativeName Galeshi (Rudbari) dialect
this entity surface form: Rudbari dialect