Bakhtiari dialect is a dialect of the
Luri language
Luri (, ) is a Southwestern Iranian language continuum spoken by the Lurs, an Iranian people native to West Asia. The Luri dialects are descended from Middle Persian and are Central Luri, Bakhtiari,G. R. Fazel, 'Lur', in Muslim Peoples: A W ...
spoken by
Bakhtiari people
The Bakhtiari (also spelled Bakhtiyari; Persian language, Persian:بختیاری) are a Lurs, Lur tribe from Iran. They speak the Bakhtiari dialect of the Luri language.
Bakhtiaris primarily inhabit Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Chaharmaha ...
in
Chaharmahal-o-Bakhtiari,
Bushehr
Bushehr (; ) is a port city in the Central District (Bushehr County), Central District of Bushehr County, Bushehr province, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
Etymology
The roots of the n ...
, eastern
Khuzestan
Khuzestan province () is one of the 31 Provinces of Iran. Located in the southwest of the country, the province borders Iraq and the Persian Gulf, covering an area of . Its capital is the city of Ahvaz. Since 2014, it has been part of Iran's ...
and parts of
Isfahan
Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...
and
Lorestan provinces. It is closely related to the Boir-Ahamadi, Kohgiluyeh, and
Mamasani dialects in northwestern
Fars. These dialects, together with the Luri dialects of Lorestan (e.g.
Khorramabadi dialect
Luri (, ) is a Southwestern Iranian language continuum spoken by the Lurs, an Iranian people native to West Asia. The Luri dialects are descended from Middle Persian and are Central Luri, Bakhtiari,G. R. Fazel, 'Lur', in Muslim Peoples: A Wo ...
), are referred to as the ''"Perside" southern Zagros group'', or
Lori dialects. Luri and Bakhtiari are much more closely related to
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
than
Luri."
[Limbert, John: Journal of Iranian Studies Vol. 1, No. 2 at p. 47 (1968) "The Origin and Appearance of Kurds in Pre-Islamic Iran."] Dialects of
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
spoken in
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province () is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Shahr-e Kord. The province lies in the southwest of the country, with an area of 16,332 square kilometers.
The province was classified as p ...
are mutually intelligible with Bakhtiari.
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References
Sources
* F. Vahman and G. Asatrian. (1995)
Poetry of the Baxtiārīs: Love Poems, Wedding Songs, Lullabies, Laments
Copenhagen: Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskab.
Further reading
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External links
Bakhtiari Wikipedia Beta
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Southwestern Iranian languages