Khorasani dialect

The Khorasani (Xorasani) dialect is one of the dialects of the Persian language that some people in the historical regions of Khorasan and Qumis speak. The Khorasani dialect was spoken by the native and original people of this historical territory, which encompassed the modern-day countries of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and all the northeastern parts of Iran.


Khorasani Persian
Xorasani Persian
خُراسانی، خُراسونی، خُراسُنی، خِرَسَنی
PronunciationPārsi-e Xorāsāni
Native toIran (Razavi Xorasan، North Xorasan، South Xorasan، Semnan، Golestan)
Afghanistan (Herat, Farah, Ghor, Badghis)
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
RegionGreater Khorasan
EthnicityPersians, Tajiks
Indo-European
Early forms
Old Persian
  • Middle Persian
    • Early New Persian
Dialects
  • Southern Khorasani †
  • Neyshaburi
  • Sabzevari
  • Mashadi
  • Tuni
  • Kashmari
  • Birjandi
  • Quchani
  • Damghani
  • Kuhsorkhi
  • Chenarani
  • Esfarayini
  • Bojnurdi
  • Torbat Heydari
  • Torbat Jami
  • Herati
Writing system
Language codes
ISO 639-3–

The Persian dialect of Khorasani is one of the original and important dialects of the Persian language. It is valued highly due to the large number of people who speak it and also due to the strong base that the Persian language has always had in Khorasan. Many words that were part of the Middle Persian language are still popular and have remained alive and working in Khorasani, but have been lost in other Persian dialects.

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