Shabak
A language of Iraq
| Population | 15,000 (Blau 1989). |
| Region | North of Mosul, Ali Rach, Yangija, Khazna, Talara villages; many displaced since 1980’s. |
| Dialects | In the Gurani [hac] (Gorani) and Zaza group. Closely related to Gurani, Sarli [sdf], Bajelani [bjm]. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Zaza-Gorani |
| Comments | Agriculturalists. Muslim. |

