بختیاری

Bakhtiari

Iranian (Southwestern, Lurish)

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Bakhtiari is a Lurish/Lori-related Iranian language spoken by the semi-nomadic Bakhtiari people of southwestern Iran. It is sometimes classified as a major dialect of Lurish but has enough divergence to be considered separately by SIL.

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Bakhtiari

Water

ئاو

/aw/

Fire

تش

/teʃ/

Sun

خور

/xor/

Moon

مانگ

/mãŋ/

Star

ئستاره

/estɒːɾe/

Mother

دا

/daː/

Father

بوا

/bowa/

I

مو

/mo/

You

تو

/to/

Name

نوم

/num/

Eye

تیه

/tijah/

Hand

دست

/das/

Heart

دل

/del/

Love

عشق

/eʃq/

Tree

دار

/dɒːr/

House

حونه

/xune/

Dog

کچک

/kotʃok/

Cat

پشی

/peʃi/

Eat

خواردن

/xwoɾdan/

Drink

خواردن

/xwoɾdan/

One

یه

/je/

Two

دو

/do/

Hello

سلام

/salaːm/

Thank you

ممنون

/mamnun/

Good

خو

/xoːu/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Iranian (Southwestern, Lurish) languages

Meaning BakhtiariSouthern LuriLurishDariMazandaraniHazaragiGilaki
Water ئاو /aw/ âw /ɒːw/ او /ɒw/ آب /ɑːb/ آو /ɒːv/ آو /ɑːw/ او /ɒw/
Fire تش /teʃ/ teš /teʃ/ تش /tæʃ/ آتش /ɑːtaʃ/ تش /tæʃ/ آتش /ɑːtaʃ/ تش /tæʃ/
Sun خور /xor/ xor /xor/ هور /hor/ خورشید /xoɾʃed/ آفتاب /ɒːftɒːb/ آفتو /ɑːftow/ آفتاب /ɒːftɒːb/
Moon مانگ /mãŋ/ mâng /mɑːŋ/ مانگ /mɒːŋɡ/ ماه /mɑːh/ مونگ /muŋɡ/ مه /maː/ ماه /mɒːh/
Star ئستاره /estɒːɾe/ estâre /esˈtɑːɾe/ ستاره /esˈtɑːɾe/ ستاره /setaːˈɾa/ اساره /esːɑːˈɾe/ ستاره /sitɑra/ ستاره /setɑːˈɾe/
Mother دا /daː/ /dɑː/ دا /dɒː/ مادر /mɑːdaɾ/ مار /mɒːɾ/ آبه /ɑːba/ ماری /mɒːɾi/
Father بوا /bowa/ bowâ /boˈwɑː/ بُوَا /buwɒː/ پدر /padaɾ/ پئر /pæʔɾ/ آته /ɑːta/ پر /pær/
I مو /mo/ mo /mo/ مه /me/ من /man/ من /men/ مه /ma/ من /mən/
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