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Persian dialects in Khuzestan

Found in: Languages of Iran Southwestern Iranian languages


There are a number of Khuzestani Persian dialects unique to the province of Khuzestan in southwestern Iran.

There are two main regional classifications, in addition to less common varieties:

Northern region

Behbahani

Dezfuli

Masjed Soleiman

Shushtari

These are generally unintelligible to speakers of Standard (Modern) Persian.

Southern region

Abadani

Ahvazi

Khorramshahri

These are a regional variety of dialects which are much closer to Standard Persian and in general are easily understood by the average Persian-speaker elsewhere in Iran.

See also

Iranian languages

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