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Bayza is a dialect spoken in the southwest of Iran in Fars province. This paper examines phonetic peculiarities, morphological system and vocabulary of this dialect. The dialect of Bayza has not yet been studied and described by either Iranians or non-Iranians researchers. Bayza is a region in Fars province and is located 50 kilometers northwest of Shiraz. This region is considered as one of the most ancient centers of Iran. Its Elamite-Achaemenian name is Anzan or Anshan. During Sassanid period, it was called "Darespid" and later on it was changed to Bayza by Arabs. Bayza is a fertile region with a mild and pleasant climate. Its population is around 45000, and the main job of its people is farming and animal husbandry. The Bayza dialect is among the dialects associated with the southwest Persian languages. In this paper, Bayza dialect is studied at the level of phonemics, phonetics, morphology and vocabulary [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]