Borujerdi dialect
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 is completely different.
| Borujerdi dialect | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Iran |
| Region | Central Zagros |
Native speakers | ca. 0.8 million |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | boru1243 |
Borujerdi dialect is spoken in Borujerd City and more than 200 villages around it. People of Malayer, Doorod, Arak, Toyserkan and Kangavar have a very similar accent to Borujerdi and their language can be considered same as Borujerdi dialect of Luri.[3]
Notes
- "LORI LANGUAGE ii. Sociolinguistic Status of Lori". iranica. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- "Luri, Northern". Ethnologue, Languages Of the World. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- "LORI DIALECTS". iranica. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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