Borujerdi dialect

Luri dialect of Lorestan, Iran From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Borujerdi dialect (Persian: گویش بروجردی)‌ is a dialect of Luri language spoken in Borujerd city and its surrounding areas in the province of Lorestan in Iran. Borujerdi is more similar to Northern Luri than the Persian language,[1][2] spoken in other parts of Lorestan, being in some aspects completely different.

NativetoIran
RegionCentral Zagros
Native speakers
(undated figure of ca. 0.8 million)[citation needed]
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Borujerdi dialect
Native toIran
RegionCentral Zagros
Native speakers
(undated figure of ca. 0.8 million)[citation needed]
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologboru1243
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Linguistic dependency

Ethnologue and Linguist List introduce Borujerdi as a Northern Luri dialect.[3][4] Encyclopædia Iranica mentions Borujerd as one of the as one of the important centers of North Luri dialects.[5] Dehkhoda Dictionary considers the language of Borujerd County's inhabitants as Persian Luri.[6]

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