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Preferred term

hacGurani  

Type

  • language

Definition

  • Gorani (also Gurani) is a Northwestern Iranian language, that includes Hewrami, and is spoken by Kurdish populations in the southernmost parts of Iranian Kurdistan and the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Some linguists classify it as a member of the Zaza–Gorani branch of the Northwestern Iranian languages. Although it shares similarities in vocabulary to Kurmanji and Sorani, also spoken by Kurds, Gorani is distinct grammatically from the two and shares similarities with Zazaki. In the nineteenth century, Gorani as a language of communication was slowly replaced by Sorani in several cities, both in Iran and Iraq. Today, Sorani is the primary language spoken in cities including Kirkuk, Meriwan, and Halabja, which are still considered part of the greater Goran region.

Entry terms

  • Gorani language

ISO 639-3 code

  • hac

In other languages

  • Goran dili

    Azerbaijani

  • Goraneg

    Breton

  • Gorani

    Dutch

  • Gurani

    French

  • Gorani

    German

  • گویش‌های گورانی

    Persian

  • Горани

    Russian

  • Swedish

  • Goranice

    Turkish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/hac

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