Shabak

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A language of Iraq

ISO 639-3

Population

15,000 (Blau 1989).

Location

North of Mosul, Ali Rach, Yangija, Khazna, Talara villages; many displaced since 1980s.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Zaza-Gorani

Dialects

In the Gurani [hac] (Gorani) and Zaza group. Closely related to Gurani, Sarli [sdf], and Bajelani [bjm].

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Shabak

Other Comments

Muslim.