A Sample Text From The Gumbad Dialect Of Turkmen

After the Azerbaijan Turks, Turkmens are the most populous people of Iran. The most recent expeditions to Iran have been conducted by Doerfer and his team (in the years 1969 and 1973) though the researches on Turkmen language are still incomplete. In the present paper, we are going to present the translation of a sample text from Persian into Gumbad dialect, in additon to a gloassary with sample sentences. The text questions why in Iran, especially in this region where Khorasan people are densely populated, the mother tongue is not spoken any more. We think that, on the basis of this text, our presentation will constitute an expample for further studies and dictionary practices in this area.

Keywords

Iran, Khorasan, Gumbad dialect, Turkmen language, glossary with samples.