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on request · Language · lki · Iranian, Northwestern

ܠܐܟܝ

لکی · Arab script, written right to left. Spoken in Lorestan, Ilam and Kermanshah.

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lki · Arab · right to left · on request

Language · lki · Iranian, Northwestern · on request

ܠܐܟܝ

لکی · Arab script, written right to left. Spoken in Lorestan, Ilam and Kermanshah.

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On the mapWhere spokenrecordedCourses1
ܗܫܐ
ܐܟܕܡܝܐ126 ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ، ܚܕ ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܦܬܝܚܐ ܠܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐܡܕܝܢܝܐ3 ܚܡܠ̈ܬܐ، 5 ܬܪܡܝ̈ܬܐܝܪܬܘܬܐ116 ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ، 40 ܪܘܫܡ̈ܐ ܕܟܪܘܢܘܠܘܓܝܐܚܒܪ̈ܐ88 ܡܒܘܥ̈ܐ ܡܩܒܠ̈ܐ، ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܝܬ ܓܕܫ̈ܐ ܡܫܪܪ̈ܐܣܘܟ̈ܐܓܘ ܒܢܝܢܐ. ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܚܕ ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܡܩܒܠܐ
ScriptArabright to lefton request
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Record

lki
لکیLaki · Arab
Code
lki
Family
Iranian, Northwestern
Where
Lorestan, Ilam and Kermanshah
Phase
on request
ܚܦܝܬܐ
not yet measured
Codes are BCP 47 language and script subtags.

Courses that teach it

1 in the catalogue
GilakiIDCDC-LNG-02 · Planned, outline not written yet
ܦܬܚ
Courses from the Academy catalogue; a course opens for enrolment one by one after review.
ܐܟܕܡܝܐ

Writing

2 scripts

Its own names

لەکیlekî
right to left

ܐܠܦܒܝܬ̈ܐ

Arab
Persian alphabetا ب پ ت ث ج چ ح
32 letters
Arab34 letters
  • Laki is written in the Kurdish Arabic-based alphabet or in the Persian alphabet. There is no agreed standard.
Names in the language's own writing; each sample keeps its direction.
All scripts

Resources

1 resource
Glottolog: Lakireference · Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · checked 2026-10-23
ܡܫܪܪܐ
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Linguistics

family, dialects, sounds and standing
Family
Indo-European, then Classical Indo-European, then Indo-Iranian, then Iranian-Nuristani, then Iranian, then Central Iranian PBS, then Central Iranian PB, then Northwestern Iranian, then Laki-Kurdish
Codes
ISO 639-3 lki · Glottolog laki1244
Dialects
Laki: groups not recorded (0 listed in all)
Standing
Laki: not endangered (6a (Vigorous)) ܬܪܝܢܝܐ
Laki-Kurdish
ܡܫܪܪܐ
ܫܪܪ، ܐܘܣܦ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܝܢ ܡܘܕܥ
ܥܕܘܪ ܒܒܨܝܐ ܕܐܗܐ ܛܝܡܐ

ܡܐ ܟܗܘܐ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܢܛܘܪܐ ܟܩܪܐ ܠܡܥܝܪܢܘܬܘܟ ܘܟܒܨܐ ܠܡܒܘܥܐ. ܦܐܬܐ ܟܫܚܠܦܐ ܒܣ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܫܡܘܟ ܠܐ ܟܡܬܐܡܪ.

Classification

Classification is debated. Glottolog places Laki beside Kurdish in a Laki-Kurdish group. Fattah groups Laki with the Southern Kurdish dialects. Speakers' own views differ.

to verify · Hammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath and Bank. Glottolog 5.3. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.; Fattah. Les dialectes kurdes méridionaux. Acta Iranica 37. Peeters.

Speakers

ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ
ܟܝܠܐ
speakers
ܫܢܬܐ
ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܟܬܝܒܐ
ܡܒܘܥܐ
ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܝܬ ܡܒܘܥܐ. ܟܡܚܘܚ ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ، ܠܐ ܣܘܟܠܐ.
ܡܨܒܐ
ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ
ܫܪܪ، ܐܘܣܦ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܝܢ ܡܘܕܥ
ܥܕܘܪ ܒܒܨܝܐ ܕܐܗܐ ܛܝܡܐ

ܡܐ ܟܗܘܐ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܢܛܘܪܐ ܟܩܪܐ ܠܡܥܝܪܢܘܬܘܟ ܘܟܒܨܐ ܠܡܒܘܥܐ. ܦܐܬܐ ܟܫܚܠܦܐ ܒܣ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܫܡܘܟ ܠܐ ܟܡܬܐܡܪ.

No speaker figure has been verified for this platform yet. It stays unknown until a census or survey figure is checked with its measure, year and source.

Classification and standing from the sources named on each line. Where views differ, each view is shown with its sources.

ܝܠܦ

1 course
1
GilakiIDCDC-LNG-02 · Planned, outline not written yet
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  • ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܝܬ ܡܒܘܥܐ. ܟܡܚܘܚ ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ، ܠܐ ܣܘܟܠܐ.
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