Zaza–Gorani_languages

Zaza–Gorani languages

Zaza–Gorani languages

Caspian branch of northwestern Iranian languages

Zaza–Gorani is a Kurdic linguistic subgroup of Northwestern Iranian languages. They are usually classified as a non-Kurdish branch of the Northwestern Iranian languages[3][4][5] but most of their speakers consider themselves ethnic Kurds.[6][7][8][9]

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The Zaza–Gorani languages are the Zaza and the Gorani,[10][11] and Shabaki[12][13][14][15] languages. Whereas Gorani is composed of four dialects being Hawrami, Bajelani and Sarli.[16][17]

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    "Bajalan". Iranica Online. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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    "Gurani". Iranica Online. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  • Partial tree of Indo-European languages.
  • Position of Zaza-Gorani languages in Iranian Languages
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