Sivandi, is a Northwestern Iranian language spoken in Sivand, located in Fars province, Iran. Despite its linguistic classification as a Northwestern Iranian language, it constitutes a geographic isolate functioning as a linguistic enclave entirely surrounded by Southwestern Iranian languages and various local Persian dialects.
Classification Sivandi is classified as a Northwestern Iranian language by Glottolog and Ethnologue:
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Grammar Sivandi, along with Khuri and Farvi, is distinguished from the remaining Western Iranian languages by the notable development of the Proto-Iranian *hw to *f, for instance: hwahar -> far; sister.
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Sivandi language