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(Redirected from Sedehi language) Central Iranian language of Iran

Gazi
Native to	Iran
Native speakers	(several thousand cited 2000)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian Western Northwestern II Tatic Kermanic/Central Plateau Southwestern Gazi
Dialects	Gazi proper Sedehi Ardestani Nohuji Sajzi Jarquya'i Rudashti Kafrudi Kafruni Judeo-Esfahani Kuhpa'i?
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`gzi`
Glottolog	`gazi1243`
ELP	Gazi

Gazi is one of the Central Iranian varieties of Iran, one of five listed in Ethnologue that together have 35,000 speakers.

Sources differ on whether Zefra'i is a dialect of Gazi or of Nayini.

References

Ethnologue 17 gives a figure of 7,030. However, this is a guestimate based on 35,000 speakers divided among five recognized languages.
Gazi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

History

Pamir	Ishkashimi Khufi Munji Rushani Sanglechi Sarghulami Shughni Bartangi Khufi Oroshori Sarikoli Vanji Wakhi Yazghulami Yidgha
Others	Avestan Bactrian Khwarezmian Parachi Pashto Central Northern Southern Wanetsi Ormuri Scythian Alanian Ossetian Digor Iron Jassic Saka Sogdian Yaghnobi

North	Ashtiani Balochi Makrani Daylami Fars Gilaki Gorani Gorgani Karingani Kurdish Kurmanji Sorani Xwarin Kordali Laki Mazanderani Tabaroid Median Old Azeri Parthian Semnani Lasgerdi Sangsari Semnani proper Sorkhei Talysh Tati Tatoid Zaza Zoroastrian Dari
South	Achomi Bashkardi Garmsiri Kuhmareyi Kumzari Luri Bakhtiari Pahlavani Persian Caucasian Tat Dari Hazaragi Tajik Old Persian Middle Persian

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