Kurdish, Southern
A language of Iran
| Population | 3,000,000 in Iran (Fattah 2000). |
| Region | Western Iran, Kermanshah, Ilam provinces; Eastern Iraq border with those provinces including Xanaqin. Also in Iraq. |
| Dialects | Kolyai, Kermanshahi (Kermanshani), Kalhori, Garrusi (Bijari) Sanjabi, Malekshahi (Maleksh ay), Bayray, Kordali, Feyli, Luri. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Kurdish A member of macrolanguage Kurdish [kur] (Iraq). |
| Language use | Home. Also use Farsi [pes] or [prs]. |
| Writing system | Arabic script. |
| Comments | Muslim (Shi’a). |
Also spoken in:
Iraq
| Language name | Kurdish, Southern |
| Region | South of Xanaqin, Kirind, and Qorwaq. |
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Iraq |
| Dialects | Kolyai, Kermanshahi (Kermanshani), Kalhori, Sanjabi, Maleksh ahi (Maleksh ay), Bayray, Kordali, Feyli, Luri. |
| Language use | Official language. Home. Also use Arabic. |
| Comments | Muslim (Shi’a). |
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