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The syntax and vocabulary of Laki have been profoundly altered by [[Lurish|Lurish language]], a Southwest Iranic language. The basic grammar and verb systems of Laki are, like other Northwestern Iranian languages, especially the [[Zaza–Gorani languages|Zaza–Gorani]] languages, clearly Northwest Iranian. This relationship is further affirmed by remnants in Laki of the Kurdish grammatical hallmark, the ergative construction. Despite this, Shahsavari based on his linguistics and semantics characteristics concluded that [[Laki]] is obviously different from Kurdish.<ref>Shahsavari, Faramarz, Source: Iran and the Caucasus, Volume 14, Number 1, 2010 , pp. 79-82(4)[http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/brill/ic/2010/00000014/00000001/art00007]</ref>
The syntax and vocabulary of Laki have been profoundly altered by [[Lurish|Lurish language]], a Southwest Iranic language. The basic grammar and verb systems of Laki are, like other Northwestern Iranian languages, especially the [[Zaza–Gorani languages|Zaza–Gorani]] languages, clearly Northwest Iranian. This relationship is further affirmed by remnants in Laki of the Kurdish grammatical hallmark, the ergative construction. Despite this, Shahsavari based on his linguistics and semantics characteristics concluded that [[Laki]] is obviously different from Kurdish.<ref>Shahsavari, Faramarz, Source: Iran and the Caucasus, Volume 14, Number 1, 2010 , pp. 79-82(4)[http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/brill/ic/2010/00000014/00000001/art00007]</ref>

==Laki and Ancient Persian==

{| class="wikitable"
! [[Old Persian|Ancient Persian]]{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} || [[English language|English]]
!Central Kurdish
!Northern Kurdish|| Laki|| [[Lurish language|Lurish]] || [[Farsi]]
|-
||dā
||mother
|dāya
|dê
||dā
||daya
||mādar / māmān
|-
||ima
||we
|ima
|em
||ima
||ima
||mā
|-
||awa
||it
|awa
|hûn
||aoa/ava
||ho/û
||ān
|-
||baw
||father
|bãwa
|ba
|bãwa
|bowa
||pedar / bābā
|-
||hyat
||When the
|kati ka
|heke
||haně ke<ref>Different, "hani» that the Laki and the Lurish that means "still".
</ref>
||
||zamni ke
|-
||hvar
||sun
|xor/hetaw
|xor/tav
||huar
||hurşîd
||xorşid
|-
||aδa
||At that time
|awsā
|ewsa
||asa
||ûsa
||ān zaman
|-
||tauhmā
||Seed
|tōm
|toxim
||tôěm
|tōm
||toxm
|-
||brātā
||Brother
|bera
|bira
||berā
||berār
||barādar
|-
||ah
||is
|haya
|heye
||hā
||hā
||hast
|-
||Jani
||Female
|žen
|žen
||žan
||zan
||zan
|-
||Xvasura
||Spouse's family
|xazūra
|xazūra
||hasûira
||hasîra
||xānevadeh hamsar
|-
||Asrav
||Tears
|asrin
|hêsir
||asr
||asr
||ashk
|-
||Varaza
||Boar
|barāz
|baran
||verāz/tawena
||verāz
||gorāz
|-
||zān
||Know
|zān
|zān
||zān
||dŭn
||dān
|-
||zamā
||Groom
|zamā/zāwā
|zāvā
||zumā
||domā
||dāmād
|-
||varkā
||Lamb
|barx
|pez
||vark
||vark
||bare
|-
||māung
||Month
|māŋ
|meh
||māŋ
||mä
||māh
|-
||āsen
||Iron
|āsen
|hesin
||āsen
||āhen
||āhan
|-
||berz
||Height
|barz
|berz
||barz
||barz
||boland / borz
|-
||tāu
||Heat
|taw
|germa
||tāw
||tāu
||garmā
|}

==Comparison between Laki, some other Kurdish varieties, and Persian==
{| class="wikitable"
! [[Feyli (Kurdish dialect)|Feyli]] || [[Southern Kurdish|Kelhuri]] || [[Central Kurdish]] || [[Northern Kurdish]] || Laki || [[Hawrami]] || [[Persian language|Persian]] || English
|-
|| wehar || wehar||behar, wehar||behar, bihar||wehar, vihar||wehar||bahar||spring
|-
||tawsan||tawsan||hawîn, tawsan||havîn||tawsan||hamîn||tabestan,<br>hāmīn (Middle Persian)||summer
|-
||payîz||payîz||payîz||pahîz, payîz||payîz , małejêr||payîz||payîz||autumn
|-
||waran||waran||baran, werişt||baran||varan, waran, veşt||waran, weşt||bârân||rain
|-
|| çaw||çew||çaw||çav||çem||çem||çašm||eye
|-
|| dut||dut||kiç/kenîşk/afret||keç, dot||dit, afiret||kinaçê||dôxtar||girl
|-
|| kurr||kurr||kurr||kurr||koirr||kurr||pesar||boy
|-
|| gurdalle||gurdalle||gurçîle||gurçik||gurdałe , viłk||wellk||gurde||kidney
|-
||rêwêar||rêwêar||rêbwar||rêbwar, rêwî||rêvêar ,rîwar||rawyar||?||wayfarer
|-
||minall||minall||minall, mindall||zarok||ayîl||zarolle||baçe||child
|-
||xwem||xwem||xom||ez bi xwe||wozhm/wozhem||wêm||xodam||myself
|-
||minîş||minîş||minîş||ez jî / min jî||minîj ,minîş,minîc||minîç||man ham||me too
|-
||keftin||keftin||kewtin||ketin||ketin||kewtey||oftodan||to fall
|-
||xistin||xistin||hawêştin||avêtin||aîtin,azhten,ashten, haîştin||-||partoftan||to throw
|-
||(mi) hati<u>m</u>||(mi) hati<u>m</u>||(min) hati<u>m</u>||ez hati<u>m</u>||(mi) heti<u>m</u>||(min) amam||(man) omadam||<u>I</u> came
|-
||(mi) xwe<u>m</u>/xweri<u>m</u>||(mi) xwe<u>m</u>/dixwi<u>m</u>||(min) exwe<u>m</u>/dexo<u>m</u>||ez dixwi<u>m</u> ||(mi) meri<u>m</u>/mexwi<u>m</u>||min mewerû||(man) xordam||<u>I</u> eat
|-
||(mi) nan xwardi<u>m</u>||(mi) nan xwardi<u>m</u>||(min) nani<u>m</u> xward||<u>min</u> nan xuard ||(mi) nani<u>m</u> hward||(min) nanim ward||(man) nanam xordam|| <u>I</u> ate the bread
|-
||(mi) nan xwe<u>m</u>||(mi) nan xwe<u>m</u>||(min) nan dexwi<u>m</u>||ez nanê di xwu<u>m</u> ||(mi) nane meri<u>m</u>/mexwi<u>m</u>||(min) nan mewerû||(man) daram nan mixoram|| <u>I</u> am eating the bread
|-
||(mi) nan xwardisi<u>m</u>||(mi) na xwardêa<u>m</u>||(min) nani<u>m</u> dexward||<u>min</u> nan di xuard ||(mi) nan<u>m</u>e mehward||-||(man) nanam xordam|| <u>I</u> was eating the bread
|-
||(mi) hati<u>m</u>e||(mi) hati<u>m</u>e||(min) hatû<u>m</u>e||ez hati<u>m</u>e ||(mi) heti<u>m</u>e||||(man) omadam||<u>I</u> have come
|-
||(mi) hatoî<u>m</u>||(mi) hatoî<u>m</u>||(min) hatibû<u>m</u>||ez hatibû<u>m</u> ||(mi) hetoî<u>m</u>||-||(man) omade budam||<u>I</u> had come
|-
|}

==Comparison between Laki and some other Lurish varieties with kormaci alfabet==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Lakî ||South Lurish ||Minjai || Bakhtiari||English||Persian || Persian transcription
|-
| koiçik,san ||berd / kuçuk|| berd ||berd / kuçuk ||stone||سنگ || sang
|-
|sê|| sê|| sê / sia || šé / sê ||black||سیاه|| siyah
|-
| çem|| tye || češ ||tî / tye||eye||چشم || chashm
|-
| da / daleke || da / deî|| da / dałike ||da||mother||مادر || maadar
|-
| pet|| nuft || pit||nuft||nose||بینی || bini
|-
| kła ga|| verza || verza ||verza||bull|| گاونر || gāve nar
|-
| tate|| tate || tate ||tate||uncle (Father's brother) || عمو || amu
|-
| halû || halû || halû ||halû||uncle (mother's brother) ||دایی || dayi
|-
| çûłê(big) , jijû(small) || cilé / cŭlé || jejŭ / jejŭle ||čŭlé||Porcupine||تشی || tashi
|-
| agir / awir || teš || agır / teš||teš / agır||fire||آتش || aatash
|-
| bîlem ,biylim || bêlum || bîlam ||bêlum||let me||به من اجازه بده || be man ejaze bedeh
|-
| koir || kur || kur||kur||son/boy||پسر || pesar
|-
| dit , afiret || duwer/dōder || duxter||dōder||daughter||دختر || dokhtar
|-
| pîayl , pîal || pîayel || pîaya||pîayel||men||مردها ||mardha
|-
| jinel , jiniyl || zenel || zenîa||zenel/zengel ||women||زنها || zanha
|-
| dîar || dîar || dîar||dîar||evident, obvious||مشخص، آشکار || moshakhkhas, ashkar
|-
| mazg|| mezg || mezg ||mezg||brain||مغز || maghz
|-
| pişî||gulŭ || pıšî / gulŭ ||gulŭ||cat||گربه|| gorbeh
|-
| gemal|| kutŭ / seg|| gemal / sey||kutŭ||dog||سگ|| sag
|-
| bet|| bet|| bet||bet||duck||مرغابی|| morghabi
|}

==Laki colors==
{| class="wikitable"

! Laki || [[Lurish language|Minjai Lurish]] ||[[Zaza language|Zaza]] || [[Northern Kurdish]] || [[Central Kurdish]] || [[Persian language|Persian]] || English
|-

|| ispê, çermê || ispî, sipî || sipî || sipî || spî/çermû || sefîd || white
|-
|| reş, sê || sê || sîya || reş || reş || sîya || black
|-
|| kaw ||kaw, kîaw || kiho, kewe || şîn|| şîn, kewe || ābi || blue
|-
|| soêr ||sôr || sûr || sor|| sûr || sôrx / relmez || red
|-
|| sioz ||sewz || sewz, kesk, kewe || kesk || sewz || sabz || green
|-
|| hoiîl, qehviyî ||qaveyî or kāl || qehweyî || qehweyî || qaweyî || qahveyî || brown
|-
|| bur ||xakî-bur || gewr, bor || gewr || bor || xāke-stari || gray
|-
|| zerd ||zerd || zerd || zer || zerd || zard || yellow
|-
|}

==Laki calendar==
{| class="wikitable"
! Mangê lekî
|-
|&nbsp; pence
|-
|&nbsp; mêrêan
|-
|&nbsp; gakoir
|-
|&nbsp; agranê
|-
|&nbsp; mirdał
|-
|&nbsp; male jêr
|-
|&nbsp; male jêr doimaêne
|-
|&nbsp; tül tekin
|-
|&nbsp; mange sêe
|-
|&nbsp; niorûj
|-
|&nbsp; xake lêe
|-
|&nbsp; mang êd
|}


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 19:45, 25 May 2019

Laki
Lekî
لکی
Native toIran, Iraq, Turkey
RegionCentral Zagros
EthnicityLaks
Native speakers
1.5 to 2.5 million (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lki
Glottologlaki1244
Linguasphere58-AAC-aac

Laki pronunciation [11](لکی; Lakî) is a speech variety that is either considered an independent Iranian language,[12][13] a dialect of Southern Kurdish[9][14][15][16][17][18] or a dialect of Lurish.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Lexical similarity with Khorramabadi Luristani is 78%, with Persian is 70%, and with Northern Luri is 69%.[1]

Laki is presently spoken in the areas south of Hamadan and including the towns of Nahavand, Tuyserkan, kuhdasht, Nursbad, Ilam, Gilan, and Pahla (Pehle), as well as the countryside in the districts of Horru, Selasele, Silakhur, and the northern Aleshtar in western Iran. It is also spoken in Kermanshah province including Harsin, Bisotun, Sahneh, Zangane Tribe as well as the city of Kermanshah.

The syntax and vocabulary of Laki have been profoundly altered by Lurish language, a Southwest Iranic language. The basic grammar and verb systems of Laki are, like other Northwestern Iranian languages, especially the Zaza–Gorani languages, clearly Northwest Iranian. This relationship is further affirmed by remnants in Laki of the Kurdish grammatical hallmark, the ergative construction. Despite this, Shahsavari based on his linguistics and semantics characteristics concluded that Laki is obviously different from Kurdish.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Laki at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b B. Grimes (ed.), ‘Luri’, in Ethnologue (13th edition) (Dallas, 1996), p. 677; M. Ruhlen, A Guide to the World's Languages (Stanford, 1991), p. 327.
  3. ^ a b ایزدپناه، ح. فرهنگ لکی، مؤسسه فرهنگی جهانگیری، تهران ۱۳۶۷خ، ص ده (مقدمه)
  4. ^ a b "The Lurs of Iran". Cultural Survival. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  5. ^ a b امان الاهی بهاروند، سکندر. قوم لر. تهران: آتیه، 1393
  6. ^ a b William J. Frawley, William Frawley, International Encyclopedia of Linguistics& 4-Volume Set, Volume 1, Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 978-0-19-513977-8, s. 310.
  7. ^ a b Albrecht Klose, Sprachen der Welt, De Gruyter, 2001, ISBN 978-3-598-11404-5, s. 227.
  8. ^ a b "Ethnologue 14 report for Iraq".
  9. ^ a b "Laki". Ethnologue.
  10. ^ Buǧnūrdī, zīr-i naẓar-i Kāẓim Mūsawī (2007). the great Islamic Encyclopedia (1 ed.). Tehran: the center for the great Islamic Encyclopedia. pp. 548, 549. ISBN 978-964-7025-04-1.
  11. ^ "Laki (Lakí) - Kurdish Academy of Language".
  12. ^ Shahsavari Faramarz(2010): Laki and Kurdish. Iran and the Caucasus: volume14, Number 1, Pages 79-82
  13. ^ Lakī and Kurdish, Author: Shahsavari, Faramarz, Source: Iran and the Caucasus, Volume 14, Number 1, 2010 , pp. 79-82(4)[1]
  14. ^ Windfuhr, G. (2009). The Iranian Languages, Routledge, p. 587
  15. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt: Die iranischen Sprachen in Gegenwart und Geschichte. Wiesbaden (Reichert) 2000.
  16. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt (Hg.): Compendium Linguarum Iranicarum. Wiesbaden (Reichert) 1989.
  17. ^ V. Minorsky, "Lak", Encyclopaedia of Islam.
  18. ^ Hulst, Harry van der; Goedemans, Rob; Zanten, Ellen van (2011). A Survey of Word Accentual Patterns in the Languages of the World. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110198966. KURDISH: Central Kurdish, Northern Kurdish, Laki, Southern Kurdish
  19. ^ Shahsavari, Faramarz, Source: Iran and the Caucasus, Volume 14, Number 1, 2010 , pp. 79-82(4)[2]