Gilaki

Also known as glk, Gilaki language

Western Iranian language

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Gilaki is a language spoken in the Gilan Province of northwestern Iran, belonging to the western Iranian language family. It matters because it represents an important part of Iran's linguistic and cultural diversity, though it faces challenges as younger generations increasingly adopt Persian as their primary language.

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Wikimedia language code: glk
native label: گيلکي
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 2550000
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/GLK

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Gilaki (گیلٚکی زٚوان romanized: Gilaki Zavan) is an Iranian language belonging to the Caspian group of the North-western branch, spoken in south & West of the Caspian Sea by Gilak people. Gilaki is closely related to Mazandarani. The two languages of Gilaki and Mazandarani have similar vocabularies. The Gilaki and Mazandarani languages (but not other Iranian languages) share certain typological features with Caucasian languages (specifically Kartvelian languages), reflecting the history, ethnic identity, and close relatedness to the Caucasus region and Caucasian peoples of the Gilak people and Mazandarani people.

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