Bajelani
A language of Iraq
| Population | 20,000 (1976 S. Sara). |
| Region | Qasr-e Shirin, Zohâb, Bin Qudra, Quratu, north of Khanaqin, also in Mosul Province. Kurdish areas. |
| Alternate names | Bajalani, Bajoran, Bejwan, Chichamachu, Gurani |
| Dialects | In the Gurani and Zaza group. Closely related to Gurani, Shabak, Sarli (less closely to Zaza dialects). Contact with Kurdish. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Zaza-Gorani |
| Comments | Since late 1980s, many have become displaced. Agriculturalists. Muslim. |
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