Writing
Luri and Bakhtiari: writing
How Luri and Bakhtiari is written: scripts, the alphabet, romanisation, numerals, keyboards and fonts.
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01Scripts
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آ أ ؤ ئLuri in the Arabic-based alphabet
The Persian alphabet with letters for Luri vowels and consonants, as CLDR records them for Northern Luri.
02Alphabet chart: Luri in the Arabic-based alphabet
Letters: Unicode CLDR exemplar characters for lrc.
- آ
- أ
- ؤ
- ئ
- ا
- ب
- پ
- ت
- ث
- ج
- چ
- ح
- خ
- د
- ذ
- ر
- ز
- ژ
- س
- ش
- ص
- ض
- ط
- ظ
- ع
- غ
- ف
- ڤ
- ق
- ک
- گ
- ل
- م
- ن
- ھ
- ە
- و
- ۉ
- ۊ
- ی
- ؽ
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| Letter | Code point | Unicode name | Romanisation | Sound (IPA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| آ | U+0622 | arabic letter alef with madda above | ||
| أ | U+0623 | arabic letter alef with hamza above | ||
| ؤ | U+0624 | arabic letter waw with hamza above | ||
| ئ | U+0626 | arabic letter yeh with hamza above | ||
| ا | U+0627 | arabic letter alef | ||
| ب | U+0628 | arabic letter beh | ||
| پ | U+067E | arabic letter peh | ||
| ت | U+062A | arabic letter teh | ||
| ث | U+062B | arabic letter theh | ||
| ج | U+062C | arabic letter jeem | ||
| چ | U+0686 | arabic letter tcheh | ||
| ح | U+062D | arabic letter hah | ||
| خ | U+062E | arabic letter khah | ||
| د | U+062F | arabic letter dal | ||
| ذ | U+0630 | arabic letter thal | ||
| ر | U+0631 | arabic letter reh | ||
| ز | U+0632 | arabic letter zain | ||
| ژ | U+0698 | arabic letter jeh | ||
| س | U+0633 | arabic letter seen | ||
| ش | U+0634 | arabic letter sheen | ||
| ص | U+0635 | arabic letter sad | ||
| ض | U+0636 | arabic letter dad | ||
| ط | U+0637 | arabic letter tah | ||
| ظ | U+0638 | arabic letter zah | ||
| ع | U+0639 | arabic letter ain | ||
| غ | U+063A | arabic letter ghain | ||
| ف | U+0641 | arabic letter feh | ||
| ڤ | U+06A4 | arabic letter veh | ||
| ق | U+0642 | arabic letter qaf | ||
| ک | U+06A9 | arabic letter keheh | ||
| گ | U+06AF | arabic letter gaf | ||
| ل | U+0644 | arabic letter lam | ||
| م | U+0645 | arabic letter meem | ||
| ن | U+0646 | arabic letter noon | ||
| ھ | U+06BE | arabic letter heh doachashmee | ||
| ە | U+06D5 | arabic letter ae | ||
| و | U+0648 | arabic letter waw | ||
| ۉ | U+06C9 | arabic letter kirghiz yu | ||
| ۊ | U+06CA | arabic letter waw with two dots above | ||
| ی | U+06CC | arabic letter farsi yeh | ||
| ؽ | U+063D | arabic letter farsi yeh with inverted v |
- The Persian alphabet with letters for Luri vowels and consonants, as CLDR records them for Northern Luri.
Sources Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR), version 49 data. (2026) Verified; The Unicode Standard, version 18.0.0: Unicode Character Database. (2026) Verified
03Numerals
- Western digits latn
- 2026
- Extended Arabic-Indic (Persian) digits arabext
- ۲۰۲۶
Digits from Unicode CLDR numbering systems. Persian digits differ from Arabic digits in the shapes of 4, 5 and 6.
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| Digits | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western digits | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Extended Arabic-Indic (Persian) digits | ۰ | ۱ | ۲ | ۳ | ۴ | ۵ | ۶ | ۷ | ۸ | ۹ |
04Orthography and standards
No official orthography body is recorded for Luri and Bakhtiari yet.
| Standard | For this language |
|---|---|
| ISO 639-3 | lrc, bqi, luz |
| ISO 15924 | Arab |
| Unicode CLDR locale | lrc |
| Digits | latn, arabext |
Sources ISO 639-3 code tables. SIL International, registration authority. (2025) To verify; ISO 15924 codes for the representation of names of scripts. Unicode Consortium, registration authority. (2025) Verified; Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR), version 49 data. (2026) Verified
05Keyboards and typing
- Windows
- Settings, Time and language, Language and region: add the language, then its keyboard. Switch with Windows key and Space.
- macOS
- System Settings, Keyboard, Text Input: edit Input Sources and add the keyboard. Switch from the menu bar.
- Android
- In the keyboard app’s settings (Gboard: Languages), add the language and choose its layout.
- iPhone and iPad
- Settings, General, Keyboard, Keyboards: add the keyboard. Switch with the globe key.
- Linux
- In the desktop settings (GNOME: Keyboard, Input Sources), add the layout.
Which layouts each system ships for each language changes with every release. Check the list on your device; layouts we have confirmed are named on the language’s page.
06Fonts
On this platform the language is shown with Vazirmatn. Every face is self-hosted under an open licence.
| Font | Scripts | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| Vazirmatn | Persian, Arabic, Dari, South Azerbaijani | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Estedad | Kurdish in the Arabic-based script, Arabic-script headings | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Noto Sans Armenian | Armenian | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Noto Sans Syriac Eastern | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Noto Sans Mandaic | Mandaic | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Noto Sans Hebrew | Hebrew, Judeo-Persian | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Noto Sans Georgian | Georgian | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| IBM Plex Sans and Noto Sans | Latin and Cyrillic, Kurdish Cyrillic letters | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
07Sources
Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR), version 49 data. 2026
Verified Unicode License v3 Exemplar characters and default numbering systems, read 2026-10-23.
The Unicode Standard, version 18.0.0: Unicode Character Database. 2026
Verified Unicode License v3 Character names, code points and block ranges.
Verified
ISO 639-3 code tables. SIL International, registration authority. 2025
To verify Codes cross-checked through Glottolog records; the code tables themselves were not read.
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Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Luri and Bakhtiari: Writing. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/language/languages/lrc/writing/
- Chicago
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@misc{idcdc2026_language_languages_lrc_writing, author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Luri and {Bakhtiari}: Writing}, url = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/lrc/writing/}, howpublished = {https://iranians.global/language/languages/lrc/writing/}, }- RIS
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08Research and sources
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M. Reza Bakhtiari, M. J. Leskinen, P. Törmä · 2009 · Physical Review Letters
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M. Shirmohammadi, A. R. Hossein Pour, SH. Kiani · 2018 · علوم آب و خاک
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The Analysis of Resistance Patterns in the Bakhtiari and Boyer Ahmadi Epic Poetry
Mahmood Aghakhani Bizhani, Eshagh Toghiani · 2023 · ادبیات پایداری
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Saeed Mohamadzade Namin, Valery A. Korneyev · 2018 · Zenodo
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