Western Gilaki
Western[2] or Bie Pas Gilaki[3] is a dialect of the Gilaki language spoken in the western portion of Gilan Province, Iran.
| Bie Pas Gilaki | |
|---|---|
| Western Gilaki | |
| بيه پسي گيلکي (Bie Pөsi Gilөki) | |
 Gilaki in Nastaliq style (گیلکی) | |
Native speakers | 2,500,000 (2019)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | glk |
| Glottolog | gila1241 |
| Linguasphere | 58-AAC-eb |
Map depicting areas where Western Gilaki is spoken
Distribution
The Gilaki language consists of three dialects; Western (Bie Pas), Eastern (Bie Pish) and Galeshi (Deylami).[4] Bie Pas Gilaki is spoken west of Sepid Rud river.[5]
According to Glottolog, Western Gilaki is the predominant dialect in Fuman, Rasht and Bandar-e Anzali.[2] According to the scholar and geographer Manouchehr Sotoudeh, Bie Pas Gilaki is spoken in Chahar Farizeh (Bandar-e Anzali), Gaskar/Ziabar), Kasma, Tulem (Sowme'eh Sara), Shaft, Sangar (Rasht) and Lasht-e Nesha.[6]
References
- Bie Pas Gilaki at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- "Glottolog 4.6 - Western Gilaki". glottolog.org.
- «مرگ تدریجی یک زبان». خبرگزاری ایسنا. ۸ مهر ۱۳۹۳
- حیدرپور میمه، مریم؛ واعظی، هنگامه (۱۳۹۸). «بررسی جامعه شناختی تنوع گویش گیلکی در مقایسه با زبان فارسی». رخسار زبان (۹): ۱۲۵.
- "GĪLĀN x. LANGUAGES". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
- ستوده، منوچهر (۱۳۹۱). فرهنگ گیلکی. فرهنگ ایلیا = ۱۶–۱۷.
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