Laki language

Laki
Lekí
Native to	Iran, Iraq
Region	Central Zagros
Native speakers	ca. 1,500,000
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Iranian Western Iranian Northwestern Iranian Kurdish Laki
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lki

Laki (Kurdish:لەکی, Lekí ) is a Northwestern Iranian language. Although it is usually grouped with Southern Kurdish dialects, Ethnologue classifies it as a fourth subgroup of Kurdish. Ethnologue has cited its lexical similarity with Luristani as 78%, as 70% with Western Persian, and as 69% with Northern Luri. It is spoken in the central Zagros region of Iran (provinces of Lorestan, Ilam, Kermanshah, Hamedan, Qazvin, Khuzestan) and in small parts of Iraq by the Lak people. Most Laks live in Alashtar, Harsin, Sahneh, Koohdasht, Nurabad, and Khorramabad.

Words and Grammar: Laki(Lekî) and other Kurdish dialects

Feylî	Kelhurî	Soranî	Kurmancî	Lekî	Hewramî	English
wehar	wehar	behar, wehar	behar, bihar	wehar, vihar	wehar	spring
tawsan	tawsan	hawîn, hamîn, tawsan	havîn	tawsan	hamna, hamîn	summer
payîz	payîz	payîz	pehîz, payîz	payîz	payîz	fall
waran	waran	baran, waran, verişt	baran	varan, waran, veşt	-	rain
çaw	çaw	çaw	çav	çem	çem	eye
duit	duit	kiç	keç, dot	dit	-	girl
kur	kur	kur	kur	kur	-	boy
gurdale	gurdale	gurdale	gurçik	gurdale	-	kidney
rêwêar	rêwêar	rêbwar	rêwî	rêvêar	-	stranger
minal	minal	mindal	zarok	ayîl	-	child
xwem	xwem	xom	ez bi xwe	wijim	wêm	myselfe
keftin	keftin	kewtin	ketin	ketin	-	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

Lekî	Kurmancî	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
toîl tekin
mange sêe
niwrûj
xake lêe
mang êd