Kordali language

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Kordali
Palai
Native toWestern Iran
Region Kurdistan
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)
Glottolog kord1245

Kordali (Kurdali), also known as Il-e Kurd and Palai, is one of the Kurdish languages. It is often counted as a dialect of Southern Kurdish, but is quite distinct. [1] It is spoken by the large Kordali tribe in the borderlands between Iraq and Iran. [2]

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Geography

Kordali is principally spoken in parts of Ilam Province in Iran including in Abdanan, Dehloran, Meymeh and Pahleh. [2] [3] In Iraq, the dialect is spoken in Ali Al-Gharbi in Maysan Governorate and Shayk Sa'd in Wasit Governorate. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Anonby, Erik; Taheri-Ardali, Mortaza; Hayes, Amos (2019). "A Working Classification". The Atlas of the Languages of Iran (ALI). Iranian Studies. Vol. 52.
  2. 1 2 3 Fattah, Ismaïl Kamandâr (2000). "Les dialectes kurdes méridionaux". Acta Iranica . 37: 32.
  3. ↑ "Language distribution: Ilam Province". Iran Atlas¨. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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