An older and distinctive Kurdish variety spoken in pockets along the Iran-Iraq border, rich in classical poetic tradition.
- Approximate centre
- 35.35°, 46.35°
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Hawrami vs Zaza
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DialectHawramiAn older and distinctive Kurdish variety spoken in pockets along the Iran-Iraq border, rich in classical poetic tradition.DialectZazaSpoken in eastern Turkey. Closely related to Kurdish varieties, with its own grammar and vocabulary.CompareBahdini vs HawramiAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Kurdish and the dialects within it.