Kurdish Languages and Peoples
Kurdish
The Kurdish people's homeland lies in a region covering parts of Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria. There is no single Kurdish language, but rather there are several distinct Kurdish languages.
Language map
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Kurmanji Kurdish is a variety of Northern Kurdish spoken in parts of northern Syria, and much of eastern Turkey. |
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Behdini Kurdish - Behdini is another variety of Northern Kurdish, spoken around Dahuk in northern Iraq. |
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Central Kurdish, also known as Sorani, is spoken in north-eastern Iraq, including the towns of Kirkuk, Irbil and Sulaymaniyah. |
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Southern Kurdish is spoken in eastern central Iraq, close to the border with Iran. It is also known as Kurmanshah. |