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Luri language
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Luri (Northern Luri: لری, Southern Luri: لری) is a Southwestern Iranian language continuum spoken by the Lurs, an Iranian people native to Western Asia. The Luri dialects are descended from Middle Persian and are Central Luri, Bakhtiari,[3][5] and Southern Luri.[3][5] This language is spoken mainly by the Bakhtiari and Southern Lurs (Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Mamasani, Sepidan, Bandar Ganaveh, Bandar Deylam)[6] in Iran.
Not to be confused with Luri language (Nigeria).
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Luri | |
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Northern: زون لری Southern: لری | |
![]() "Luri" written in both Northern Luri and Southern Luri in the Perso-Arabic script with the Nastaliq font | |
Pronunciation | IPA: [loriː] |
Native to | Iran; a few villages in eastern Iraq[1][2] |
Region | Southern Zagros Mountains |
Ethnicity | Lurs |
Native speakers | 4–5 million (2012)[3][4] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:lrc – Northern Luribqi – Bakhtiariluz – Southern Luri |
Glottolog | luri1252 |
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