Achomi language
| Achomi | |
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| Larestani, Khodmooni | |
| اچُمی ,𐬀𐬗𐬊𐬨𐬉 ,خودمونی | |
| Native to | |
| Region | Irahistan (Parts of Fars, Hormozgan, Bushehr, Kerman) |
| Ethnicity | Achum (Ajam) |
Native speakers | 120,000 (2021) |
Early form | Middle Persian (Pahlavi)
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| Dialects |
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| Pahlavi scripts, Persian alphabet (Nastaʿlīq) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lrl |
| Glottolog | lari1253 |
| ELP | Lari |
Achomi is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Achomi (Persian: اچُمی), also known as Khodmooni and Larestani, is a Middle Persian (Parsig) derived and Southwestern Iranian language spoken by the Achomi people in southern Fars and western Hormozgan and by significant numbers of Ajam citizens in the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and other neighbouring countries.
It is the predominant language of Gerash, Larestan, Lamerd, Khonj, and Evaz counties in Fars and Bastak County and Ruydar in Hormozgan province.
Moreover, many cities, towns, and villages in Iran have their own particular dialect, such as Larestan, Khonj, Gerash, Evaz, Ashkanan, Bastak, Lar, and Banaruiyeh. The majority of Achomi speakers are Sunni Muslims, with a minority being Shia Muslims.
The Achomi language is considered a descendant of the Sassanid Persian language or Middle Persian.