لۊری

Lurish

Iranian (Southwestern)

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Lurish (Lori) is the Iranian language of the Lur people of western Iran. It groups Northern, Bakhtiari, and Southern Lurish varieties. It preserves several Old Iranian features, including the Old Iranian Z (lost as J in Persian).

Where it is spoken

31 core words in Lurish

Water

او

/ɒw/

Fire

تش

/tæʃ/

Sun

هور

/hor/

Moon

مانگ

/mɒːŋɡ/

Star

ستاره

/esˈtɑːɾe/

Mother

دا

/dɒː/

Father

بُوَا

/buwɒː/

I

مه

/me/

You

تو

/to/

Name

نوم

/nom/

Eye

چش

/tʃæʃ/

Hand

دس

/dæs/

Heart

دل

/del/

Love

عشق

/ɛʃq/

Tree

دار

/dɒːɾ/

House

حونه

/hunæ/

Dog

سَگ

/sæɡ/

Cat

پشیله

/pæʃilæ/

Eat

خواردن

/xwɒːɾdæn/

Drink

خواردن

/xwɒːɾdæn/

One

یَک

/jæk/

Two

دو

/do/

Hello

سلام

/sælɒːm/

Thank you

مرسی

/mɛɾsi/

Good

خاص

/xɒːs/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Iranian (Southwestern) languages

Meaning LurishMazandaraniGilakiSouthern LuriBakhtiariSouthern KurdishPersian
Water او /ɒw/ آو /ɒːv/ او /ɒw/ âw /ɒːw/ ئاو /aw/ ئاو /ɑːw/ آب /ɒːb/
Fire تش /tæʃ/ تش /tæʃ/ تش /tæʃ/ teš /teʃ/ تش /teʃ/ ئاگر /ɑːɡɪɾ/ آتش /ɒːtæʃ/
Sun هور /hor/ آفتاب /ɒːftɒːb/ آفتاب /ɒːftɒːb/ xor /xor/ خور /xor/ رۆژ /ɾoʒ/ خورشید /xorʃiːd/
Moon مانگ /mɒːŋɡ/ مونگ /muŋɡ/ ماه /mɒːh/ mâng /mɑːŋ/ مانگ /mãŋ/ ماهنگ /mɑːhænɡ/ ماه /mɒːh/
Star ستاره /esˈtɑːɾe/ اساره /esːɑːˈɾe/ ستاره /setɑːˈɾe/ estâre /esˈtɑːɾe/ ئستاره /estɒːɾe/ ئەستارە /æstaːɾæ/ ستاره /setɒːˈɾe/
Mother دا /dɒː/ مار /mɒːɾ/ ماری /mɒːɾi/ /dɑː/ دا /daː/ دالگ /dɑːlɡ/ مادر /mɒːdær/
Father بُوَا /buwɒː/ پئر /pæʔɾ/ پر /pær/ bowâ /boˈwɑː/ بوا /bowa/ باوگ /bɑːwɡ/ پدر /pedær/
I مه /me/ من /men/ من /mən/ mo /mo/ مو /mo/ من /mɪn/ من /man/
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