Laki

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A language of Iran

ISO 639-3
lki
Alternate Names
Alaki, Leki
User Population

1,240,000 (2019). 150,000 monolinguals.

Location

Ilam, Hamadan, and Lorestan provinces: Aleshtar, Khorramabad, Kuhdasht, and Nurabad-e Dolfan.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Kurdish
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 70% with Iranian Persian [pes], 78% with Luristani (Khorramabadi), 69% with Northern Luri [lrc] (central rural dialects).

Language Use

Vigorous. Home. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Iranian Persian [pes]. Most also use Northern Luri [lrc]. Used as L2 by Northern Luri [lrc].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Laki
Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran].

Other Comments

Muslim, Ahl-e Haqq.