Language NameMacho
User Population120,000 in Iraq (Paul 2007). Population provisionally estimated to be one-third of the 300,000 speakers in Iran and Iraq (2007 L. Paul).
LocationAs Sulaymaniyah: Halabja governorate east of Sulaymaniyah, Topzawa near Tawuq, pockets from Khanaqin to Mosul.
Alternate NamesGorani, Gurani, Hawramani, Hawrami, Hewrami, Macho-Zwani
DialectsKakai (Kakkai), Zengana.
Language UseSome young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Most also use Central Kurdish [ckb]. Some also use North Mesopotamian Spoken Arabic [ayp].
