Kurdish language

Northwestern Iranian dialect continuum

Kurdish (Kurdî, کوردی, pronounced [kʊrdiː]) is a Northwestern Iranian language or group of languages spoken by Kurds in the region of Kurdistan, namely in southeast Turkey, northern Iraq, northwest Iran, and northern Syria. It is also spoken in northeast Iran, as well as in certain areas of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Kurdish varieties constitute a dialect continuum except for Zaza, with some mutually unintelligible varieties, and collectively have 29 million native speakers.

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