Alternate Names: Alaki, Leki
Dialects: Lexical similarity: 70% with Iranian Persian ,, 78% with Luristani (Khorramabadi), 69% with Northern Luri , (central rural dialects).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,000,000 (Fattah 2000). 150,000 monolinguals.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home. All ages. Positive attitudes. 85% also use Iranian Persian [pes]. 85% also use Northern Luri [lrc]. Used as L2 by Northern Luri [lrc].
Language Development: Poetry. Dictionary.
Writing System: Arabic
Nation of Origin: Iran
Other Comments: Muslim (Shi’a), Ahl-e Haqq.