Kuwaiti Persian

Kuwaiti Persian
عیمی
ʿĪmi
Native toKuwait
Ethnicity'Ajam of Kuwait
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Kuwaiti Persian, known in Kuwait as ʿīmi (sometimes spelled Eimi)[n 1] is a combination of different varieties of the Persian language and Achomi language[1][2] historically spoken in Kuwait.[3][4][5] Kuwaiti Persian has been spoken for generations, especially in the historical Sharq district of Kuwait City, where Iranian families had settled.[6][7]

In 2009, it was estimated that 89% of Kuwaiti Ajam aged 40–70 spoke Persian fluently as their native language; whereas only 28% of Kuwaiti Ajam aged 12–22 spoke Persian.[8] UNESCO recognise Kuwaiti Persian as an endangered language.[9]


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  1. ^ Mehran (2 March 2023). "كتاب تاريخ جنوب فارس لارستان وبستك" (in Arabic).
  2. ^ khodo mania (27 April 2023). "كتاب تاريخ جنوب فارس لارستان وبستك". YouTube (in Arabic).
  3. ^ Dénes Gazsi. "The Persian Dialects of the ʿAjam in Kuwait" (PDF). Stony Brook University. pp. 1–8.
  4. ^ Dénes Gazsi. "The Persian Dialects of the Ajam in Kuwait" (PDF). Stony Brook University.
  5. ^ Dénes Gazsi. "Dénes Gazsi - The University of Iowa - The Persian Dialects of the ʿAjam in Kuwait" (PDF).
  6. ^ "The Shia Migration from Southwestern Iran to Kuwait: Push-Pull Factors during the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries". scholarworks.gsu.edu. July 15, 2010. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
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