Luri, Southern
A language of Iran
| Population | 875,000 (1999), increasing. 300,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 900,000. |
| Region | Kohgiluyeh va Boyerahmad Province (Yasuj is center of Boyerahmadi, Dehdasht is center of Kohgiluyeh), east Khuzestan Province (Kohgiluyeh), northwest Fars Province (Nurabad is center of Mamasani, Shul is center of Shuli), Shiraz. |
| Alternate names | Lor, Lori, Lori-ye Jonubi, Lur |
| Dialects | Boyerahmadi, Yasuji (Yasichi), Kohgiluyeh, Mamasani, Shuli. Southern Luri is on a continuum between Bakhtiari [bqi] and Western Farsi [pes] dialects such as Bushehri and Fars Province varieties. A non-Lur tribe in Fars Province called Kurdshuli reportedly speaks a Southern Luri dialect. Their winter quarters are at Qasr-e Dasht near Sivand, 70 km from Sharaz on Shiraz-Esfahan road. Similar to Kumzari [zum]. Lexical similarity: 75% with Western Farsi, 80% with Bushehri dialect of Western Farsi; Mamasani dialect 75% with Bakhtiari, Boyerahmadi dialect 86% with Bakhtiari. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Luri |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home, commerce, some media. All ages. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Poetry. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Comments | SOV. Agriculturalists; seminomadic pastoralists; hunters; industrial workers. Muslim (Shi’a). |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
ANONBY, Erik John, author. 2003. "Update on Luri: how many languages?."
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