Gurani

A language of Iran

Avromani, Awroman, Awromani, Gorani, Hawramani, Hawrami, Hewrami, Hourami, Howrami, Ourami

180,000 in Iran (Paul 2007). Population provisionally estimated to be two-thirds of the 300,000 speakers in Iran and Iraq (2007 L. Paul). Total users in all countries: 300,000.

Location

Kermanshah province; Kordestan province: Iraq border area, Hewraman.

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Zaza-Gorani

Dialects

Hawraman i Luhon, Hawraman i Taxt, Kandula, Gurani (Gorani), Bewyani, Gawrajuyi, Zardayana. Zaza-Gurani group includes Southern Zazaki [diq] (Zaza) (Turkey), and Gurani [hac], Bajelani [bjm] (Bajalani), Shabak [sdb], and Sarli [sdf] (Iraq); Hawrami [hac] (Iran).

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Most also use Central Kurdish [ckb]. Most also use Iranian Persian [pes]. Also use Southern Kurdish [sdh].

Language Development

Literature. Grammar. Texts.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Gurani

Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Arabic script, Nastaliq variant [Aran], used in Iran.

Other Comments

Muslim, Ahl-e Haqq.