Laki
Laki is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, by about 1.5 million people.
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Laki (Kurdish: لهکی, romanized: Lekî, Persian: لکی) is a language variety that consists of two major sub-varieties: Pish-e Kuh Laki and Posht-e Kuh Laki. Laki is considered a Kurdish dialect by many linguists and is spoken chiefly in the area between Khorramabad and Kermanshah in Iran by about 680,000 native speakers.
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Words in Laki
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | ژەن | jen |
| eye | چەم | çem |
| tongue | زوان | zwan |
| heart | دِڵ | dill |
| water | ئاو | aw |
| fire | ئاگِر | agir |
| sun | ھوەر | hwer |
| star | ئاسارە | asare |
| snow | ڤەر | ver |
| wind | ڤا | va |
| tree | دار | dar |
| leaf | گِڵا | gilla |
| cat | پِشی | pişî |
| louse | ئِسپِژ | ispij |
| sleep | ھوەتِن | hwetin |
| salt | خووا | xuwa |
| bread | نان | nan |
| egg | خا | xa |
| apple | سێف | sêf |
| red | سور | sur |
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Vocabulary
- Northern LuriIndo-European58% alike
- Southern LuriIndo-European47% alike
- ShahmirzadiIndo-European43% alike
- MazanderaniIndo-European40% alike
- TajikIndo-European38% alike
- GilakiIndo-European38% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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