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Southern Kurdish Language

Spoken language
Southern Kurdish is one of the dialects of the Kurdish language, spoken predominantly in northeastern Iraq and western Iran. The Southern Kurdish-speaking region spans from Khanaqin in Iraq to Dehloran southward and Asadabad eastward in Iran. Wikipedia
Dialects: Feylî; Kelhurrî; Lekî; Xaneqînî; Gerrûsî (Bîcarî); Kermanshahî; Kolyai; Sanjâbî; Melikşayî; Bayray; Kordalî
Native speakers: 4.25 million in Iran (2021); unknown number in Iraq
Region: Kurdistan
Writing system: Kurdish alphabet (Perso-Arabic script)