Laki language

[4] It is considered a Kurdish dialect,[5][6][7][8][9] by most linguists[2] and is spoken chiefly in the area between Khorramabad and Kermanshah in Iran by about 680,000 native speakers.

[17] Other linguists argue that Laki is closely related to Kurdish but refrain from deciding its place among the Northwestern Iranian languages.

The first group includes Shia oral hymns and Yarsan songs, while the second gives an expansive and colorful account of Laki narratives of astronomical events and their consequences, the power of the sun, moon, the week and tales on the stars.

[23] The most well-known manzuma in Laki is Darcenge written by Sayid Nushad Abu al-Wafa'i, a fellow of Sultan Sahak and contemporary of Nader Shah.

[24] In addition, there are many manuscripts titled Kule bad meaning 'the continuous wind' scattered around the region.

[26] The phonology of Laki is identical to that of other Southern Kurdish dialects, which diverges from Kurmanji and Sorani by also having the /øː/, /oː/ and /ʉː/.