The Korouni dialect is a Northwestern Iranian language in Fars and Kurdistan.
Koruni is a Kurdish tribe of Kurdistan and Fars. Most of the tribe was transplanted from Kurdistan to Fars by Karim Khan Zand during the 1760s.

The speakers of Korouni live in scattered pockets in Southern Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

ian Fars province around Shiraz

Shiraz

Shiraz may refer to:* Shiraz, Iran, a city in Iran* Shiraz County, an administrative subdivision of Iran* Vosketap, Armenia, formerly called ShirazPeople:* Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet* Ara Shiraz, Armenian sculptor...

, Sepidan

Sepidan

Sepidan may refer to:*Ardakan, Fars, a city in Iran*Beyza, a city in Iran*Sepidan County, an administrative subdivision of Iran...

 and Kazerun

Kazerun

Kazerun is a city in and the capital of Kazerun County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 84,594, in 20,810 families....

. The succeeding information is about the dialect spoken around the latter two cities.

Consonants

• fricative: ð, like in, 'peðar' (father).
• voiced velar fricative: γ, like in 'tiγ' (thorn).
• alveolar trill: like in 'borra' (flail).
• palatal: 'g' and 'k', like in 'gilas' (cherry) and 'goruk' (hank of yarn) for 'k'.

Nouns

• The suffix "-aka" makes nouns definite. Examples:

čerâγ (lamp) → čerâγ-aka (the lamp)

• The indefinite marker is "i". Example:

melâl (child) → melâl-i (a child)

• The plural is marked by the suffix "-al" . Examples:

sif (apple) → sif-al-aka (the apples)

orsi (shoe) → orsi-y-al-aka (the shoes) ('y' is used if noun ends in vowel)

Vocabulary

English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	Korouni	Kurdish Kurdish language Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....	Persian Persian language Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...  (Unipers)
beautiful	qašang	delal, rind, cûwan	zibâ, xoščehre
blood	xin	xwîn	xun
bread	nân	nan	nân
bring	âverden	anîn, hênan	âvardan
brother	berâka	bira	barâdar
come	hâten	hatin	âmadan
cry	giresen	girîn	geristan
dark	terik	tarî	târik
daughter	diyat	keç, kîj, kenîşk, dot	doxtar
day	ruz	roj	ruz
do	kerden	kirin, kirdin	kardan
door	dar	derge, derî	dar
die	merden	mirin	mordan
donkey	xar	ker	xar
egg	hileka	hêlk	toxme morq
earth	zeyi	herd, erd (English Earth)	zamin
eye	čow	çav	čašm
father	peðar, bobâ	bav, bawk	pedar, bâbâ
fear	zaleg	tirs	tars
fiancé	numzâðaka	dezgîran, destgirtî	nâmzad
fine	xoš, xâš	xweş, baş	xoš
finger	kelek	til, qamik	angošt
fire	âger	agir	âtaš, âzar
fish	mâyi	masî	mâhi
food / eat	?/ xuvârden	debar, xwardemenî / xwarin	qazâ, xorâk / xordan
go	činen	çûn	raftan
god	xodâ	xwedê	xodâ
good	huv	baş, çak	xub
great	qeyi, gowrâ	gir, mezin, gewre	bozorg, gonde, gat
hand	das	dest, lep	dast

English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	Korouni	Kurdish Kurdish language Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....	Persian Persian language Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...  (Unipers)
head	sar	sar	sar, kalle
heart	del	dil	del, qalb
horse	asp, mâ'in	hesp	asb, astar
house	mâl, xuna	mal	xâne
language (Also Tongue)	zuvân	ziwan	zabân
laugh	xanen	kenîn	xandidan
man	piyâk	mêr, piyaw	mard
moon	mâng	mang, heyv	mâh
mother	dâlek	dayik	mâdar, mâmân
mouth	dam	dem, dev	dahân
name	now	naw	nâm
night	šow	shew	šab
open	vâz kerdan	vekirin	vâkardan, bâz kardan
peace	sōl	aştî	âshti, ârâmeš, ârâmi, solh, sol
place	ji	cih, şûn	jâ
read	xuvanen	xwendin	xândan
say	vaten	gotin	goftan, gap zadan
scratch	xorânen	quncirandin	xârândan
sister	xoyiška	xweşk	xâhar
small	biček, kam	piçûk	kucak, kam, xord
son	kor, jeγele	kur	pesar, pur, bacce
tall	bolend	bilind	boland , bârez, derâz
three	siyân	sê	se
water	ow	aw	âb
weave	bâften	rêstin	bâftan
when	key	kengê	key
wind	bâd	ba	bâd
woman	žen	jin, afret	zan
yesterday	diyaka	duh, dwênê	diruz, di

Example Sentences

English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	Korouni	Kurdish Kurdish language Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....	Persian Persian language Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
What is this?	ye čey-ka?	ئه‌مه‌ چییه‌؟ eme çîye?	این چیست؟ In cist?
Where is Ali?	ali kura čiya?	عه‌لی له‌ کوێیه‌؟ Elî le kwêye?	علی کجاست؟ Ali kojâst?
This horse is white.	i asp-aka čarma-ga.	ئه‌م ئه‌سپه‌ سپییه‌Em espe spîye.	.این اسب سفید است In asb sefid ast.
They say he works ten hours a day.	eyž-en ruz-i dā sât kâr ak-a.	ده‌ڵێن ئه‌و ده‌ کاژێر کار ده‌کات Dellên ew de kajêr kar dekat.	.میگویند روزی ده ساعت کار میکند Miguyand ruzi dah sâat kâr mikonad.
I have two small brothers and sisters.	do kakâ va do xuyišk-e biče der-em.	من دوو برا و خوشکی بچووکم هه‌یه‌ Min dû bira û xuşkî biçûkim heye.	.دو برادر و خواهر کوچک دارم Man do barâdar va xâhare kucak dâram.
If you will go just once to their village, you won't forget the hospitality of its people.	aga yey dāfa bečitân a ow diyaka meyvân-i kiyâ le yâdetân nâče.	eger yek car biroyt bo dêkeyan, mîwandarî xallkeket le bîr naçêt.	.اگر تنها یکبار به ده آنها رفته باشی، مهمان‌نوازی مردم آنجا را هرگز از یاد نخواهی برد
Who called me?	ki bi me-ni čerri?	کێ منی بانگ کرد kê minî bang kird?	چه کسی مرا صدا زد؟ Cekasi marâ sedâ zad?

See also

• Dialects of Fars
• Northwestern Iranian languages
• Iranian languages
  Iranian languages
  The Iranian languages form a subfamily of the Indo-Iranian languages which in turn is a subgroup of Indo-European language family. They have been and are spoken by Iranian peoples....