Gurani
A language of Iraq
| Population | 21,100 in Iraq (2000). Several hundred thousand for Gurani speakers in both Iraq and Iran (Blau 1989). Population total all countries: 44,000. |
| Region | Near Halabja, east of Suleimaniye, Topzawa near Tawuq, pockets from Mosul to Khanaqin. Also in Iran. |
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Iraq |
| Alternate names | Gorani, Hawramani, Hawrami, Hewrami, Macho |
| Dialects | The Zaza-Gurani group includes Dimli [diq] (Zaza) (Turkey), and Gurani [hac], Bajelani [bjm] (Bajalani), Shabak [sdb], and Sarli [sdf] (Iraq); Hawrami [hac] (Iran). |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Zaza-Gorani |
| Language use | Some also use Central Kurdish [ckb] (Sorani) or Arabic. |
| Writing system | Arabic script. |
| Comments | Very old literary tradition. Muslim, Ahl-e Haq. |
Also spoken in:
Iran
| Language name | Hawrami |
| Population | 22,900 in Iran (2000). For all speakers of Gurani group, several million; Hawrami dialect: 20,000 (Blau 1989). |
| Region | West Kordestan Province, near Iraqi border, Hewraman, east of Sanandaj, also north of Kermanshah. |
| Alternate names | Awromani, Gorani, Gurani, Hawramani, Hewrami, Howrami |
| Dialects | Kakai (Macho), Hawraman-I Luhon, Hawraman-I Taxt, Kandula, Gawhara, Gurani (Gorani). |
| Language use | Also use Farsi [pes] or Central Kurdish [ckb]. |
| Comments | Muslim, Ahl-e Haqq. |
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