Ethnologue.com home

Ethnologue: Languages of the World
16th edition

Ethnologue: Languages of the World
US$ 100.00
Add to cart

Preview print edition

Most Recent
SIL Publications
Reduced Price SIL Publications


ABOUT SSL CERTIFICATES
Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Iran > Luri, Northern

Luri, Northern

A language of Iran

ISO 639-3: lrc

Population  1,500,000 (2001). Ethnic population: 1,700,000 (2001).
Region  Western Iran: central and south Lorestan, north Khuzestan, south Hamadan Province, south edge of Markazi Province, some regions of Ilam; Khorramabad, Borujerd, Andimeshk; possibly eastern Iraq.
Alternate names   Lori, Luristani
Dialects  Khorramabadi, Borujerdi, Nahavandi, Andimeshki, Bala-Gariva’i, Mahali (Rural), Cagani. Major Northern Luri dialects (Khorramabadi, Borujerdi) are found in Lorestan and Khuzestan. Some areas in Ilam Province (Posht-e Kuh) reportedly speak Northern Luri dialects. South Kurdish dialects mainly in Ilam Province (Fattah 2000). A few villages in Iraq, using a dialect of Northern Luri (Fattah 2000). Similar to Kumzari [zum]. Lexical similarity: of Mahali dialect 80% with Western Farsi [pes], 69% with Laki [lki], and 73% with Bakhtiari [bqi] (Haflang); Khorramabadi dialect 85% with Western Farsi [pes], 78% with Laki [lkh], and 75% with Bakhtiari [bqi] (Haflang). Similarity to Western Farsi [pes] is due to lexical borrowing and language shift.
Classification  Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Luri
Language use  Vigorous. Home, commerce. All ages. Also use Western Farsi [pes] or Laki [lki].
Language development  Poetry. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing system  Arabic script.
Comments  Ethnic groups: Pish-e Kuh, some parts of Posht-e Kuh. Posht-e Kuh: nomadic; Pish-e Kuh: agriculturalists. Muslim (Shi’a).

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ANONBY, Erik John, author. 2003. "Update on Luri: how many languages?."