Editing Laki language (section)

== Classification ==
The classification of Laki as a sub-dialect of [[Southern Kurdish]] or as a fourth dialect of [[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]] is unsettled,{{sfnp|Anonby|2021}} but the differences between Laki and the other Southern Kurdish dialects are minimal.{{Sfnp|Hamzeh’ee|2009}} However, linguist Fattah argues that Laki cannot be considered a dialect of Southern Kurdish since Laki is [[Ergative case|ergative]] and is thus a fourth Kurdish language.{{Sfnp|Fattah|2000|pp=55-56}}

Other linguists argue that Laki is closely related to Kurdish but refrain from deciding its place among the [[Northwestern Iranian languages]].{{Sfnp|Anonby|2004|p=7}}

Laki has also been classified as a [[Luri language|Luri]] dialect, but speakers of Luri claim that Laki is "difficult or impossible to understand".{{Sfnp|Anonby|2003|p=180}} Linguist Shahsavari points that Laki is sometimes seen as 'a transitional dialect between Kurdish and Luri'.{{Sfnp|Shahsavari|2010|p=79}}