Laki language

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Not to be confused with Lak language.
Laki
Lekí
Native to Iran, Iraq
Region Central Zagros
Ethnicity Laks
Native speakers
 1 million  (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 lki
Linguasphere 58-AAC-aac

Laki (Kurdish: لەکی‎ Lekí[2]) is a Northwestern Iranian language. Although it is usually considered a dialect of Southern Kurdish,[3][4][5][6] Lexical similarity with Khorramabadi Luristani is 78%, with Iranian Persian is 70%, and with Northern Luri is 69%.[1]

Laki is spoken in the central Zagros region of Iran (provinces of Lorestan, KermanshahIlam, and in much smaller numbers in Qazvin, Hamedan, andKhuzestan). Even smaller parts of Iraq's Kurdistan, and Turkey's KurdistanLak people. Laki speakers dominate Southeastern Kermanshah, and Northern Lorestan, and small portion of western Ilam. This area is known as Lakestan, cities such as Harsin, Kuhdasht, Sahnah, and Noorabad, are dominate by Laks. Kermanshah city, Islamabad, Alashtar, have Lak populations.

Comparison between Laki and some other Kurdish varieties

Feyli Kelhuri Soranî Kurmanji Laki Hewrami English
wehar weharbehar, weharbehar, biharwehar, viharweharspring
tawsantawsanhawîn, tawsanhavîntawsanhamînsummer
payîzpayîzpayîzpahîz, payîzpayîzpayîzautumn
waranwaranbaran, weriştbaranvaran, waran, veştwaran, weştrain
çawçawçawçavçemçemeye
dutdutkiçkeç, dotdit, afiretkinaçêgirl
kurrkurrkurrkurrkurrkurrboy
gurdallegurdallegurçîlegurçikgurdallewellkkidney
rêwêarrêwêarrêbwarrêbwar, rêwîrêvêarrawyarwayfarer
minallminallminall, mindallzarokayîlzarollechild
xwemxwemxomez bi xwewijimwêmmyself
minîşminîşminîşez jî / min jîminîşminîçme too
keftinkeftinkewtinketinketinkewteyto fall
xistinxistinhawêştinavêtinaîtin, aîştin-to throw
(mi) hatim(mi) hatim(min) hatimez hatim(mi) hetim-I came
(mi) xwem/xwerim(mi) xwem/dixwim(min) exwem/dexomez dixwim (mi) merim/mexwimmin meweruI eat
(mi) nan xwardim(mi) nan xwardim(min) nanim xwardmin nan xuard (mi) nanim hward- I ate the meal
(mi) nan xwem(mi) nan xwem(min) nan dexwimez nanê di xwum (mi) nane merim/mexwim- I am eating the meal
(mi) nan xwardisim(mi) na xwardêam(min) nanim dexwardmin nan di xuard (mi) nanme mehward- I was eating the meal
(mi) hatime(mi) hatime(min) hatûmeez hatime (mi) hetime-I have come
(mi) hatoîm(mi) hatoîm(min) hatibûmez hatibûm (mi) hetoîm-I had come

Laki colors

Laki Kurmanji English
ispê, çermê sipî white
reş, sê reş black
kaû şîn blue
sor sor red
kesk kesk green
hoîl, qehveyî qehweyî brown
xakî gewr gray
zerzer yellow

Laki calendar

Mangê lekî
  pence
  mêrêan
  gakûr
  agranî
  mirdar
  male jêr
  male jêr domaêne
  tül tekin
  mange sêe
  niwrûj
  xake lêe
  mang êd

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Laki reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
  2. ↑ Laki - Kurdish Academy of language
  3. ↑ Windfuhr, G. (2009). The Iranian Languages, Routledge, p. 587
  4. ↑ Rüdiger Schmitt: Die iranischen Sprachen in Gegenwart und Geschichte. Wiesbaden (Reichert) 2000.
  5. ↑ Rüdiger Schmitt (Hg.): Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum. Wiesbaden (Reichert) 1989.
  6. ↑ V. Minorsky, “Lak”, Encyclopaedia of Islam.

External links

Laki language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator
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