Alternate Names: Lori, Lori-ye Khaveri
Dialects: Aligudarz, Chelgerd/Kuhrang, Haftgel, Ize, Masjed-e Soleiman, Shahr-e Kord. Bakhtiâri is on a continuum of related varieties between Northern Luri , and Southern Luri ,. Farsi dialects in Chaharmahâl va Bakhtiâri Province are mutually intelligible with Bakhtiâri. Lexical similarity: 75% with Southern Luri (Mamasani) ,, 86% with Southern Luri (Boyerahmadi) ,, 73% with Northern Luri (rural), 78% with Northern Luri (Khorramabadi), 76% with Iranian Persian ,.
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Demographics: 1,000,000 (2001). 350,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 1,000,000 (2001).
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, commerce. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng], Iranian Persian [pes]. Women and older people have lower levels of bilingualism. Used as L2 by Dezfuli [def], Domari [rmt].
Language Development: Poetry. Dictionary. Grammar.
Writing System: Arabic
Nation of Origin: Iran
Other Comments: Little contact with Southern Luri ,, some contact with Northern Luri ,. Muslim (Shi’a).