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.
All labels observed (1)
| 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
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ⓘ
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
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ⓘ
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
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ⓘ
Kurdish language continuum ⓘ Sorani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCity | Sulaymaniyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sulaymaniyah region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Iraq
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ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.