What is the most common Kurdish language?

Kurmanji
Kurmanji is the language of the vast majority of Kurds in Turkey, Syria, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, and of a few in Iraq and Iran, with an estimated 15-17 million speakers in total. Sorani is the language of most Kurds in Iraq (4-6 million speakers) and Iran (5-6 million speakers).

Where is Kurdish Badini spoken?

Iraq
Kurdish Badini is spoken in Iraq, Kurdistan, Turkey and Syria. Alongside our Kurdish Kurmanji translations, our team has a wealth of experience providing Kurdish Badini translations to clients across the UK. It’s estimated that there are around 2 million Kurdish Badini speakers in Northern Iraq.

What is the Kurdish community?

Kurds (Kurdish: کورد ,Kurd‎) or Kurdish people are an Iranian ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in Western Asia, which spans southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northern Syria.

What is the official language of Kurdistan?

Kurdish language, a West Iranian language, one of the Indo-Iranian languages, chiefly spoken in Kurdistan. It ranks as the third largest Iranian language, after Persian and Pashto, and has numerous dialects. It is thought to be spoken by some 20–40 million people. There are three main dialect groups.

Is Kurdish a language or dialect?

Kurdish language, a West Iranian language, one of the Indo-Iranian languages, chiefly spoken in Kurdistan. It ranks as the third largest Iranian language, after Persian and Pashto, and has numerous dialects. It is thought to be spoken by some 20–40 million people.

Are Kurdish dialects mutually intelligible?

Kurdish is divided into three or four groups, where dialects from different groups are not mutually intelligible without acquired bilingualism. Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji) is the largest dialect group, spoken by an estimated 15 to 20 million Kurds in Turkey, Syria, northern Iraq, and northwest and northeast Iran.