Editing Laki language (section)

== Geography ==
Laki is spoken in Iran and in Turkey. In Iran, the [[isogloss]] of Laki spans from [[Khorramabad]] to east of [[Kermanshah]], from [[Holeylan County|Holeylan]] to [[Harsin]].{{Sfnp|Fattah|2000|p=56}} It's the main language in [[Selseleh County|Selseleh]], [[Delfan County|Delfan]], [[Kuhdasht County|Kuhdasht]] and [[Khorramabad County|Khawa]] counties in [[Lorestan Province]],{{Sfnp|Dehqan|2008|pp=295 & 297}} including [[Oshtorinan District]] of [[Borujerd County]],{{Sfnp|Department of Studies and Planning of Lorestan Province}} and also around [[Malayer]] and [[Nahavand County|Nahavand]] in [[Hamadan Province]].{{sfnp|Vajehyab}} In [[Kermanshah Province]], it is the main language in [[Harsin County]], [[Kangavar County]], [[Sahneh County]], and in the southern halves of [[Kermanshah County]] and [[Eslamabad-e Gharb County]]. There are also Laki enclaves in Khorasan, Kerman and around 100,000 speakers in 70 villages around [[Kelardasht]] in [[Mazandaran Province|Mazandaran.]]{{Sfnp|Fattah|2000|p=57}} In [[Gilan province]], Laki is spoken by around 1,500 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Language distribution: Gilan Province (heritage languages) |url=http://iranatlas.net/index.html?module=module.language-distribution.gilan_heritage |access-date=23 June 2022 |website=Iran Atlas}}</ref>

In Turkey, the language is spoken by the [[Şêxbizin (tribe)|Şêxbizin]] tribe, scattered around the country.{{Sfnp|Dr. Mikaîlî|2020|pp=8–10}}