Maps of Shahsavani
Iran: Linguistic Composition (Izady)
Linguistic Composition of Iran
Source:
Linguistic Composition of Iran
Data Source: Dr. M. Izady. 2006. Linguistic Composition of Iran. In Atlas Narodov Mira, S. Bruk and V. Apenchenko, eds, (Moscow, 1964).
Contact: Dr. M. Izady, izadym
yahoo.com
Copyright Status: May be used with permission from author.
Map Description:
A map showing the linguistic composition of Iran. Please note that this map has many different layers, and that some of them overlap.
From the legend:
Linguistic Data
Spoken as first language:
Additional remarks from the legend:
Figures for 1964 are derived from Atlas narodov Mira (Moscow 1964), p.20. Figures for Peisan and Azeri include the speakers of all their dialects listed separately in the Atlas.
Figures for 2006 are extrapolated from similar cases where the society shows comparable rates of fast urbanization, education and wealth generation with more reliable and available data than Iran.
Many more people speak Persian as their first language today than did two generations ago. Heavy migration into the cities, mass education and electronic media have all helped in linguistic assimilation of many an Iranian minority member. While, e.g., around 19% of the Iranians are ethnic Azeris, only around 13% speak Azeri as their first language. Meanwhile, the percentage of those speaking Persian as their first language, may now be not much less than the 68% claimed by the Iranian census of 2001.
Data Source: Dr. M. Izady. 2006. Linguistic Composition of Iran. In Atlas Narodov Mira, S. Bruk and V. Apenchenko, eds, (Moscow, 1964).
Contact: Dr. M. Izady, izadym
yahoo.com
Copyright Status: May be used with permission from author.
Map Description:
A map showing the linguistic composition of Iran. Please note that this map has many different layers, and that some of them overlap.
From the legend:
Linguistic Data
Spoken as first language:
| % in 1964 | % in 2004 | |
| Persian | 51.4 | 63.3 |
| Azeri | 19.3 | 13 |
| Kurdish | 8.2 | 7 |
| Gilaki | 5.8 | 3.6 |
| Gilaki | 5.8 | 3.6 |
| Mazandarani | 4.6 | 3 |
| Baluchi | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Arabic | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Turkmeni | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Qashwa'i | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Raji | 1.2 | 1 |
| Others | 2.1 | 2 |
Additional remarks from the legend:
Figures for 1964 are derived from Atlas narodov Mira (Moscow 1964), p.20. Figures for Peisan and Azeri include the speakers of all their dialects listed separately in the Atlas.
Figures for 2006 are extrapolated from similar cases where the society shows comparable rates of fast urbanization, education and wealth generation with more reliable and available data than Iran.
Many more people speak Persian as their first language today than did two generations ago. Heavy migration into the cities, mass education and electronic media have all helped in linguistic assimilation of many an Iranian minority member. While, e.g., around 19% of the Iranians are ethnic Azeris, only around 13% speak Azeri as their first language. Meanwhile, the percentage of those speaking Persian as their first language, may now be not much less than the 68% claimed by the Iranian census of 2001.
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