The Abduyi dialect (, UniPers: Abduyi) is a Northwestern Iranian languageSalami, A., 1384 AP / 2005 AD. Ganjineye guyeššenâsiye Fârs (The treasury of the dialectology of Fars). Second Volume, P. 13, Academy of Persian Language and Literature. spoken in the village of Abdui, which can be reached from Kazerun city in Southern Iran via the old Shiraz-Kazerun road after 36 kilometers. The number of households in the village was approximately 120 in 2004.Salami, A., 1383 AP / 2004 AD. Ganjineye guyeššenâsiye Fârs (The treasury of the dialectology of Fars). First Volume, The academy of Persian language and literature. Most researchers identify the dialect as Kurdish.
Phonology The transcription used here is an approximation.
Vowels short: â, a, e, i, o, u long: â:, ā, ē, ī, ō, ū
Consonants voiced dental fricative: ð, a sound near to English voiced "th", generally after vowels, like in 'taðuk' (cockroach). palatal stops: front 'g' and 'k', like in 'kačče' (chin) and girib (cry). voiced velar fricative: γ, like in 'jeγarek' (hailstone). alveolar trill: like in 'borre' (flail).
Grammar
Verbs Infinitive markers: -san, -tan, -dan.
Nouns Stresses on different vowels make nouns definite or indefinite. Example: že (woman), tuhu (house). Definite: žení (the woman), tevedí (the house). Indefinite: žéni (a woman), tevédi (a house).
The plural is marked by the suffixes: -gal, -al, -u and -yu. Examples: sib (apple) → sib-yu (apples) morb (hen) → morb-u (hens) âdam (person) → âdam-gal (persons)
Vocabulary
EnglishAbduyiPersian (Unipers)beautifulqašangzibâ, qašangbloodxinxunbreadnunânbringaverdanâvardanbrotherkâkâbarâdarcomeātanâmadancrygereyidangeristandarktariktârikdaughterdutdoxtardayruruzdokerdankardandoorderdardiemerdanmordandonkeyxarxareggxâgtoxme morghearthzaminzamineyečāmčašmfatherbâvâpedarfeartarstarsfiancénumzadnâmzadfinexošxošfingerpenjeangoštfireteš, tašâtaš, âzarfishmahimâhifood / eatγezâ/ xovârdanghezâ, xorâk / xordangovečedanraftangodxodâxodâgoodxubxubgreatgetbozorg, gonde, gathanddasdast
EnglishAbduyiPersian (Unipers)headtel, sersar, kalleheartdeldel, qalbhorseaspasb, astarhousetuhuxânelanguage (Also Tongue)zabunzabânlaughxande kerdanxandidanmanmerekmardmoonmâhmâhmotherdānimâdar, mâmânmouthkapdahânnamenumnâmnightšôšabopenvâ kerdanbâz kardanpeacesōlâshti, ârâmeš, ârâmiplacejejâreadxondanxândansaygotangoftan, gap zadanscratchkavarondanxârândansisterxeva, dâdâxâharsmallxordekkucak, xordsonpospesar, pur, baccetallderâzboland, bârez, derâzthreesesewaterôâb, owweavebâftanbâftanwhenkaykeywindbâbâdwomanže, žizanyesterdaydedediruz
Example sentences EnglishAbduyiPersianUnipersWhat is this?hena če-na?این چیست؟In cist?Where is Ali?ali keve-ye?علی کجاست؟Ali kojâst?This horse is white.he aspa safid-e..این اسب سفید استIn asb sefid ast.They say he works ten hours a day.temš-an ke reš-i dā sâa't kâr tekâ-t..میگویند روزی ده ساعت کار میکندMiguyand ruzi dah sâat kâr mikonad.I have two small brothers and sisters.dotto kâkâ ō dotto dâdâ-m hasta..دو برادر و خواهر کوچک دارمDo barâdar va xâhare kucak dâram.If you will go just once to their village, you won't forget the hospitality of its people.ege faqat e kaše e deh-e evo večede pe hič vaxt mehmun-dâri-ye mardoman eš yâdo-t vi neyčut..اگر تنها یکبار به ده آنها رفته باشی، مهماننوازی مردم آنجا را هرگز از یاد نخواهی بردAgar tanhâ yekbâr be dehe ânhâ rafte bâši, mehmânnavâziye mardome ânjâ râ hargez az yâd naxâhid bord.Who called me?ke heyâ may ke?چه کسی مرا صدا زد؟Cekasi marâ sedâ zad?
See also Dialects of Fars Persian dialects and varieties Northwestern Iranian languages Iranian languages
References
Further reading Mahamedi, H., 1979. On the verbal system in three Iranian dialects of Fârs, in Studia Iranica, VIII, 2, 277–297.