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 completely different.
Borujerdi dialect | |
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Native to | Iran |
Region | Central Zagros |
Native speakers | ca. 0.8 million[citation needed] |
Language family | Indo-European
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | boru1243 |
Ethnologue and Linguist List introduce Borujerdi as a Northern Luri dialect.[3][4] Encyclopædia Iranica mentions Borujerd as one of the as one of the important centers of North Luri dialects.[5] Dehkhoda Dictionary considers the language of Borujerd County's inhabitants as Persian Luri.[6]
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