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- Kurds speak the Kurdish languages and the Zaza–Gorani languages, which belong to the Western Iranian branch of the Iranian languages.
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May 16, 2024 · The Kurdish language and traditional way of life. The Kurdish language, with nearly 25 million speakers, is a West Iranian language that is closely related to Persian and Pashto. The Kurds were thought to number between 36 million and 46 million in the mid-2010s.
3 days ago · Many Kurds are either bilingual or multilingual, speaking the language of their respective nation of origin, such as Arabic, Persian, and Turkish as a second language alongside their native Kurdish, while those in diaspora communities often speak three or more languages.
May 20, 2024 · Abkhaz, [b] also known as Abkhazian, [5] [6] is a Northwest Caucasian language most closely related to Abaza. It is spoken mostly by the Abkhaz people. It is one of the official languages of Abkhazia, [a] where around 100,000 people speak it. [1]
May 24, 2024 · Ossetian, together with Kurdish, Tat, and Talysh, is one of the main Iranian languages with a sizable community of speakers in the Caucasus. As it is descended from Alanic, spoken by the Alan medieval tribes emerging from the earlier Sarmatians, it is believed to be the only surviving descendant of a Sarmatian language.
May 6, 2024 · Language is the only identity tool Kurds have carried throughout history. In modern days there are many challenges for Kurdish speakers, due to lack of a standard formal language and script . In this series, SBS Kurdish introduces the Australian Kurdish community to innovative approaches for addressing these challenges.
2 days ago · These unsung heroes persevere to save their cultural heritage. A snapshot of relatives serving as peshmerga soldiers on Mount Karox was among the last things Faruk Sadri, a Kurdish midwife ...
2 days ago · The main three dialects or languages of Kurdish are Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji), Central Kurdish (Sorani), and Southern Kurdish (Xwarîn). A separate group of non-Kurdish Northwestern Iranian languages, the Zaza–Gorani languages, are also spoken by several million ethnic Kurds.
