A Survey of Chardouly Dialect phonetics, grammatical structure, compounding features

Chardouly dialect is one of the western group of Iranian languages. It is nearly related to Laki dialect. In this article, first the phonological structure is described, then various phonological process, word formation process and grammatical structure are mentioned. During grammatical studies some aspects reveal that, this dialect has more resemblance to ancient languages and even the language of Avesta. Data gathering is done directly through interviews with old local speakers of men and women, literate and illiterate as well as kids. It is the first time this dialect is introduced and studied. This study may open a new way to the researchers in the fields of word formation and grammatical structure of ancient Iranian languages. The aforesaid dialect is in danger of being forgotten, so studying and saving of this dialect bears a very important aspect.