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Say hello to Luri, the newest language on Forvo. Luri is the language of the approximately 1.5 million inhabitants of Lorestan and its neighboring provinces in western and southwestern Iran. Luri’s reach as a language extends even further, since in some cities, parts of the Luri language are intermixed with Kurdish, and in other places Luri is mixed with Azeri.

A large part of the effort to add Luri to Forvo was undertaken by Sina, (loveiscoolandgood) who also helps edit Forvo’s Persian section. Sina, originally from Khorramabad, capital of the Lorestan province, moved from Khorramabad to a city outside of Tehran as a child. Though he grew up in an area that attracted immigrants from all over, he seldom heard Luri, the language of his paternal family, among the languages spoken.

Per Sina, his curiosity about his heritage and the “perhaps absurd urgency” to preserve it, made him take the action to have Luri added to Forvo. Sina has even created a community group on Facebook to connect Luri speakers around the world, with instructions on using Forvo to record pronunciations and words.

At Forvo we are grateful to cross paths with so many wonderful people that are passionate about languages. We hope to help play a part in preserving these languages, and to help others re-connect with their heritage. For more information on Luri, visit the new Luri page on Forvo and the Luri Community page on Facebook.

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