Sarli

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A language of Iraq

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Sarliya
User Population

Fewer than 20,000.

Location

Kirkuk governorates: area north of Mosul; many displaced.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

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

None known. In the Gurani [hac] (Gorani) and Zaza group. Reportedly most similar to Bajelani [bjm].

Language Use

Shifting to Central Kurdish [ckb].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sarli
Other Comments

Muslim.