Laki (Kurdish: لەکی Lekí[needs IPA]) is a Northwestern Iranian language. Although it is usually grouped with Southern Kurdish dialects,[4][5][6][7] Ethnologue classifies it as a fourth subgroup of Kurdish.[2] Ethnologue has cited its lexical similarity with Luri as 78%, as 70% with Western Persian, and as 69% with Northern Luri.[8]
Laki language is spoken in the central Zagros region of Iran (provinces of Lorestan, Ilam, Kermanshah, Hamedan, Qazvin, Khuzestan) and in small parts of Iraq[citation needed] by the Lak people. Most Laks live in Nurabad, Alashtar, Harsin, Sahneh, Koohdasht, and Khorramabad.
Comparison between Laki and some other Kurdish varieties
Feyli |
Kelhuri |
Soranî |
Kurmanji |
Laki |
Hewrami |
English |
wehar |
wehar |
behar, wehar |
behar, bihar |
wehar, vihar |
wehar |
spring |
tawsan |
tawsan |
hawîn, tawsan |
havîn |
tawsan |
hamîn |
summer |
payîz |
payîz |
payîz |
pahîz, payîz |
payîz |
payîz |
autumn |
waran |
waran |
baran, werişt |
baran |
varan, waran, veşt |
waran, weşt |
rain |
çaw |
çaw |
çaw |
çav |
çem |
çem |
eye |
dut |
dut |
kiç |
keç, dot |
dit, afiret |
kinaçê |
girl |
kurr |
kurr |
kurr |
kurr |
kurr |
kurr |
boy |
gurdalle |
gurdalle |
gurçîle |
gurçik |
gurdalle |
wellk |
kidney |
rêwêar |
rêwêar |
rêbwar |
rêbwar, rêwî |
rêvêar |
rawyar |
wayfarer |
minall |
minall |
minall, mindall |
zarok |
ayîl |
zarolle |
child |
xwem |
xwem |
xom |
ez bi xwe |
wijim |
wêm |
myself |
minîş |
minîş |
minîş |
ez jî / min jî |
minîş |
minîç |
me too |
keftin |
keftin |
kewtin |
ketin |
ketin |
kewtey |
to fall |
xistin |
xistin |
hawêştin |
avêtin |
aîtin, aîştin |
- |
to throw |
(mi) hatim |
(mi) hatim |
(min) hatim |
ez hatim |
(mi) hetim |
- |
I came |
(mi) xwem/xwerim |
(mi) xwem/dixwim |
(min) exwem/dexom |
ez dixwim |
(mi) merim/mexwim |
min meweru |
I eat |
(mi) nan xwardim |
(mi) nan xwardim |
(min) nanim xward |
min nan xuard |
(mi) nanim hward |
- |
I ate the meal |
(mi) nan xwem |
(mi) nan xwem |
(min) nan dexwim |
ez nanê di xwum |
(mi) nane merim/mexwim |
- |
I am eating the meal |
(mi) nan xwardisim |
(mi) na xwardêam |
(min) nanim dexward |
min nan di xuard |
(mi) nanme mehward |
- |
I was eating the meal |
(mi) hatime |
(mi) hatime |
(min) hatûme |
ez hatime |
(mi) hetime |
- |
I have come |
(mi) hatoîm |
(mi) hatoîm |
(min) hatibûm |
ez hatibûm |
(mi) hetoîm |
- |
I had come |
Laki colors
Laki |
Kurmanji |
English |
ispê, çermê |
sipî |
white |
reş, sê |
reş |
black |
kaû |
şîn |
blue |
sor |
sor |
red |
siwz |
kesk |
green |
hoîl, qehveyî |
qehweyî |
brown |
xakî |
gewr |
gray |
zerd |
zer |
yellow |
Laki calendar
Mangê lekî |
pence |
mêrêan |
gakûr |
agranî |
mirdar |
male jêr |
male jêr domaêne |
tül tekin |
mange sêe |
niwrûj |
xake lêe |
mang êd |
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