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BQI ISO 639-3

Bakhtiâri

بختیاری‎ (Bakhtiâri) Autonym

A language of Iran

ISO 639
bqi
Alternate Names
Lori, Lori-Bakhtiāri, Lori-ye Khaveri, Luri
Autonym
بختیاری‎ (Bakhtiâri)
Population
1,240,000 (2019). 350,000 monolinguals.
Location:
Khuzestan province; also west Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Lorestan, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces; Esfahan and Markazi provinces: Dorud, Masjed-e Soleiman, and Shahr-e Kord.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Luri
Dialects
Masjed-e Soleiman, Shahr-e Kord, Izeh, Haftgel, Aligudarz, Chelgerd, Kohrang (Kuhrang), Haflang (Haftlang), Charlang (Chaharlang). Bakhtiâri is on a continuum of related varieties between Northern Luri [lrc] and Southern Luri [luz]. Farsi dialects in Chaharmahâl va Bakhtiâri Province are mutually intelligible with Bakhtiâri. Lexical similarity: 75% with Southern Luri (Mamasani) [lrc], 86% with Southern Luri (Boyerahmadi) [luz], 73% with Northern Luri (rural), 78% with Northern Luri (Khorramabadi), 76% with Iranian Persian [pes].
Language Use
Vigorous. Home, commerce. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Iranian Persian [pes]. Used as L2 by Dezfuli [def].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: High in Persian [pes]. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bakhtiâri
Writing
Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran].
Other Comments
Little contact with Southern Luri [luz], some contact with Northern Luri [lrc]. Muslim.

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Location: Khuzestan province; also west Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Lorestan, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces; Esfahan and Markazi provinces: Dorud, Masjed-e Soleiman, and Shahr-e Kord.