| Bakhtiari | |
|---|---|
| Bakhtiâri | |
| بختیاری | |
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| Native to | Iran |
| Ethnicity | Lur,Bakhtiari |
Native speakers | 1.27 million (2021)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Persian alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bqi |
| Glottolog | bakh1245 |
Bakhtiari dialect is a dialect of theLuri language spoken byBakhtiari people inChaharmahal-o-Bakhtiari,Bushehr, easternKhuzestan and parts ofIsfahan andLorestan provinces.[3] It is closely related to the Boir-Ahamadi, Kohgiluyeh, andMamasani dialects in northwesternFars. These dialects, together with the Luri dialects of Lorestan (e.g.Khorramabadi dialect), are referred to as the "Perside" southern Zagros group, orLori dialects. Luri and Bakhtiari are much more closely related toPersian thanKurdish.[4] Dialects ofPersian spoken inChaharmahal and Bakhtiari province are mutually intelligible with Bakhtiari.[1]
