Laki
A language of Iran
| Population | 1,000,000 (Fattah 2000). 150,000 monolinguals. 10,000 Nahavand Lurs. |
| Region | Western Iran, Ilam, Lorestan provinces, cities of Aleshtar, Kuhdesht, Nurabad-e Dolfan, Khorramabad. |
| Alternate names | Alaki, Leki |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 70% with Western Farsi [pes], 78% with Luristani (Khorramabadi), 69% with Northern Luri [lrc] (central rural dialects). |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Kurdish |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Northern Luri [lrc] or Western Farsi [pes]. |
| Language development | Poetry. Dictionary. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists. Muslim (Shi’a), Ahl-e Haqq. |
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