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
2.55 million (2021)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3glk
Glottologgila1241
Linguasphere58-AAC-eb
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Map depicting areas where Western Gilaki is spoken

Distribution

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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

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  1. ^ Bie Pas Gilaki at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)  
  2. ^ a b "Glottolog 4.6 - Western Gilaki". glottolog.org.
  3. ^ «مرگ تدریجی یک زبان». خبرگزاری ایسنا. ۸ مهر ۱۳۹۳
  4. ^ حیدرپور میمه، مریم؛ واعظی، هنگامه (۱۳۹۸). «بررسی جامعه شناختی تنوع گویش گیلکی در مقایسه با زبان فارسی». رخسار زبان (۹): ۱۲۵.
  5. ^ "GĪLĀN x. LANGUAGES". Encyclopædia Iranica.
  6. ^ ستوده، منوچهر (۱۳۹۱). فرهنگ گیلکی. فرهنگ ایلیا = ۱۶–۱۷.