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Farvi: An Iranian Language in Kavir Desert

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2022

Esfandiar Taheri
Esfandiar Taheri*
Affiliation:
University of Isfahan, Iran
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Abstract

Farvi, also known as Farrokhi, is an Iranian language spoken in the village of Farvi in Khur district of Kavir desert in central Iran. It shares features with other languages in Kavir region such as Khuri, Irāji and Garmayi. This paper describes synchronic and historical phonology and the grammar of Farvi based on data collected in Farvi village during April 2019. The study of historical phonology and morphological evidence show that though basically Northwestern, Farvi shares some features with Southwestern Iranian languages so that, like Kurdish and Balochi, it is separated from the other Northwestern Iranian languages. In later changes, Farvi shows some areal features that put it alongside Southeastern languages such as Northern Bashgardi and Balochi.

Keywords

FarviFarrokhiKavir DesertCentral LanguagesKhurGrammarPhonology
Type
Research Article
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Iranian Studies , Volume 54 , Issue 5-6 , December 2021 , pp. 807 - 842
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Copyright © Association For Iranian Studies, Inc 2021

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