Kordali language

Kordali
Pahlavi
Native toWestern Iran
RegionKurdistan
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologkord1245

Kordali (Kurdali), or Pahlavi, is one of the Kurdish languages. It is often included in Southern Kurdish, but is quite distinct.[1] It is spoken by the large Kordali tribe in the borderlands between Iraq and Iran.[2]

Geography

It is principally spoken in parts of Ilam Province in Iran including in Abdanan, Dehloran, Meymeh and Pahleh.[2][3] In Iraq, the dialect is spoken in Ali Al-Gharbi in Maysan Governorate and Shayk Sa'd in Wasit Governorate.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Anonby, Erik; Taheri-Ardali, Mortaza; Hayes, Amos (2019). "A Working Classification". The Atlas of the Languages of Iran (ALI). Iranian Studies. Vol. 52.
  2. ^ a b c Fattah, Ismaïl Kamandâr (2000). "Les dialectes kurdes méridionaux". Acta Iranica. 37: 32.
  3. ^ "Language distribution: Ilam Province". Iran Atlas¨. Retrieved 18 October 2021.