Sulaymaniyah dialect

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The Sulaymaniyah dialect is a major variety of Central Kurdish (Sorani) spoken in and around the city of Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan, known for its distinct phonological and lexical features within the Kurdish language continuum.

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Label Occurrences
Sulaymaniyah dialect canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect
variety of Central Kurdish
variety of Sorani
associatedWith Sulaymaniyah cultural identity
belongsToDialectGroup Central Kurdish dialect group
Sorani dialect group NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Erbil dialect of Sorani
Kirkuk dialect of Sorani
country Iraq
geographicDistribution city of Sulaymaniyah and surrounding areas
hasAlternativeName Silemani dialect NERFINISHED
Slemani dialect NERFINISHED
Sulaimani dialect NERFINISHED
hasLexicalFeature loanwords from Arabic
loanwords from Persian
loanwords from Turkish
region-specific vocabulary within Sorani
hasMorphologicalFeature shares core Sorani morphology with regional variations
hasPhonologicalFeature distinct consonant realization compared to other Sorani dialects
distinct intonation patterns within Sorani
distinct vowel quality compared to other Sorani dialects
hasStatus important regional dialect of Kurdish in Iraq
isMajorVarietyOf Central Kurdish NERFINISHED
Sorani Kurdish NERFINISHED
languageFamily Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European languages

Iranian languages
Northwestern Iranian languages NERFINISHED
Western Iranian languages
mutuallyIntelligibleWith other Sorani dialects
partOf Central Kurdish NERFINISHED
Kurdish language continuum
Sorani NERFINISHED
primaryCity Sulaymaniyah NERFINISHED
region Sulaymaniyah region NERFINISHED
spokenIn Iraq NERFINISHED
Iraqi Kurdistan NERFINISHED
Sulaymaniyah NERFINISHED
Sulaymaniyah Governorate NERFINISHED
standardFor many written Sorani Kurdish texts in Sulaymaniyah region
subdivisionOf Kurdish language NERFINISHED
usedBy Kurdish population of Sulaymaniyah
usedIn everyday communication
local education in Sulaymaniyah
local media in Sulaymaniyah
usesScriptVariant Perso-Arabic script NERFINISHED
writingSystem Arabic script
Sorani Kurdish alphabet NERFINISHED

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Kirkuk dialect closelyRelatedTo Sulaymaniyah dialect