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DAVID, JACOB
(1873-1967) Assyrian pastor and relief worker. In Urmia, from 1904 to 1918, he assisted Dr. William Shedd (1865-1918) in teaching and administering Maʿrefat, an American school for boys from all ethnic groups. In 1918-21, he served as superintendent of the refugee schools and the Near East Relief Orphanage in Tabriz.
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Isfahan xxi. PROVINCIAL DIALECTS
The Iranian languages of Isfahan Province are of three basic types: Northwest Iranian dialects belonging to the Central Plateau Dialect group, and two different types of Southwest Iranian languages: slightly divergent dialects of Persian and large pockets of Lori.