| Population |
1,000,000 (2002 Fattah). 150,000 monolinguals. Population includes 10,000 Nahavand Lurs. |
| Region |
Western Iran, Ilam, Lorestan provinces, cities of Aleshtar, Kuhdesht, Nurabad-e Dolfan, Khorramabad. |
| Alternate names |
Leki, Alaki |
| Dialects |
Lexical similarity 70% with Western Farsi, 78% with Luristani (Khorramabadi), 69% with Northern Luri (central rural dialects). |
| Classification |
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Kurdish |
| Language use |
Vigorous. Used in the home. All ages. A few young people whose parents speak Laki have learned only Northern Luri or Western Farsi. Positive language attitude. Speakers also use Northern Luri or Western Farsi. |
| Language development |
Poetry. Dictionary. |
| Comments |
Agriculturalists. Muslim (Shi'a), Ahl-e Haqq. |
