Bajelani
PrintA language of Iraq
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Bajalani, Bajoran, Bejwan, Chichamachu, Gurani
Population
20,000 (1976 S. Sara).
Location
Qasr-e Shirin, Zohâb, Bin Qudra, Quratu, north of Khanaqin; Mosul Province. Kurdish areas.
Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Dialects
In the Gurani and Zaza group. Closely related to other Gurani varieties, such as Shabak, Sarli (less closely to Zaza dialects). Contact with Kurdish.
Language Resources
Many displaced since late 1980s. Muslim.