Achomi people
اچمنیان/𐭠𐭰𐭬𐭭𐭩𐭠 - Achomis خودمونیا/𐭧𐭥𐭣𐭥𐭬𐭥𐭭𐭩𐭠 - Khodmoonis | |
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| Total population | |
| 500,000 ~ 1,000,000 (2024?) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Historical homeland: Irahistan region, Larestan region, (Lar, Larestan, Bastak, Khonj, Gerash, Eshkanan, Galehdar...). Notable presence in Shiraz, GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia) | |
| Iran | Around 500,000 (2009) |
| GCC | Unspecified |
| Languages | |
| Achomi Parsig, Farsi (Iranian), Arabic (Gulf dialects) | |
| Religion | |
| Majority Sunni Islam, minority Shia Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Iranic Peoples Ajam of Bahrain • Ajam of Kuwait • Ajam Emiratis • Iranians in Qatar | |
Achomi people (Persian: اَچُمِنیان, Gulf Arabic: اتْشُم/اتْشَم, Inscription Parsig: 𐭠𐭰𐭬𐭭𐭩𐭠), known by their self-designated pseudonym as Khodmooni (Persian: خُودمونی), commonly known as Laris (Farsi: لاریها), Larestanis (Persian: لآرِستَانِیها),are a Persian and Iranic group said to be descended mainly of Utians, and/or of a tribe of Persians known as "Ira" (Persian: ارا) according to Sasanian sources, who primarily inhabited southern Iran in a region historically known as Irahistan (presently Larestan region), some of them migrated to Shiraz, and the Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region. They speak the Achomi language which has reported eight dialects and it is unintelligible with New Persian/Farsi, (Dari, Tajiki, and Iranian). They are predominantly Sunni Muslims, with a Shia minority.