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Sorani

Variety of Kurdish spoken in Iran and Iraq Central KurdishKurdîy NawendîSoranîکوردیی ناوەندیسۆرانیCentral Kurdish and Sorani written in the Sorani alphabetNative toIran, IraqRegionKurdistanEthnicityKurdsNative speakers6.1 million (2023–2024)Language familyIndo-European Indo-IranianIranianWesternNorthwesternKurdishCentral KurdishDialects Babanî (Silêmanî) Mukriyanî Erdelanî Germiyanî (Cafî) Hewlêrî Xoşnaw Kerkukî Writing system Arabic (Kurdo-Arabic alphabet) Latin (Hawar alphabet) (occasionally) Official statusOfficial language in Iraq Kurdistan Region Language codesISO 639-3ckbGlottologcent1972Linguasphere58-AAA-caeGeographic distribution of Kurdish and other Iranian languages spoken by Kurds Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish) Sorani (Central Kurdish) Zaza language Southern Kurdish (Gorani is included) mixed dialect areas A Sorani Kurdish speaker, recorded in Norway.

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