Spoken in a territory sheltered by the high Alborz mountains, Mazandarani preserves many Indo-European old words which are no longer in common use in many other Iranian languages such as Persian. Below, a few common Mazanderani words & their Persian cognates are listed for sample.
| English | Mazandarani | Persian | Proto-Indo-European | Example of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Neo | No/Now | *newos | Adjective |
| Great | Gat | Bozorg, Gonde, Katte | Adjective | |
| Better | Better | Behtar | Adverb | |
| Been | Bine | Budeh | Auxiliary Verb | |
| Being | Bien | Budan | Infinitive of Verb | |
| Moon | Moong/Mong | Mâh | *mehnos | Noun |
| Daughter | Deter | Dokhtar | *dheugh | Noun |
| Cow | Go/Gu/Guw | Gâv/Gow | Noun | |
| My | Me/Mi (before the noun) | am (after the noun), om | Verb | |
| Gab | Gap | Gap | Verb | |
| Right | Rast | Râst |
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