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Hawrami (Gorani)

هەورامی · Arab script, written right to left. Spoken in Hawraman, Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces.

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Hawrami (Gorani)

هەورامی · Arab script, written right to left. Spoken in Hawraman, Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces.

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ܗܫܐ
ܐܟܕܡܝܐ126 ܝܘܠܦܢ̈ܐ، ܚܕ ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܦܬܝܚܐ ܠܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐܡܕܝܢܝܐ3 ܚܡܠ̈ܬܐ، 5 ܬܪܡܝ̈ܬܐܝܪܬܘܬܐ116 ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܠܥܘܗܕܢܐ، 40 ܪܘܫܡ̈ܐ ܕܟܪܘܢܘܠܘܓܝܐܚܒܪ̈ܐ88 ܡܒܘܥ̈ܐ ܡܩܒܠ̈ܐ، ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܝܬ ܓܕܫ̈ܐ ܡܫܪܪ̈ܐܣܘܟ̈ܐܓܘ ܒܢܝܢܐ. ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܚܕ ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܡܩܒܠܐ
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hac
هەورامیHawrami (Gorani) · Arab
Code
hac
Family
Iranian, Northwestern
Where
Hawraman, Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces
Phase
on request
ܚܦܝܬܐ
not yet measured
Codes are BCP 47 language and script subtags.

Courses that teach it

0 in the catalogue

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Writing

1 script

Its own names

هەورامیhewramî
right to left
گۆرانیgoranî
right to left

ܐܠܦܒܝܬ̈ܐ

Arab
Kurdish Arabic-based alphabetئ ا ب پ ت ج چ ح
33 letters
  • Hawrami is usually written in the Kurdish Arabic-based alphabet. Letters for Hawrami sounds such as ڎ are not in the CLDR set for Sorani; their use is to verify.
Names in the language's own writing; each sample keeps its direction.
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Resources

1 resource
Glottolog: Guranireference · Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · checked 2026-10-23
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Linguistics

family, dialects, sounds and standing
Family
Indo-European, then Classical Indo-European, then Indo-Iranian, then Iranian-Nuristani, then Iranian, then Central Iranian PBS, then Central Iranian PB, then Northwestern Iranian, then Adharic, then Gorani
Codes
ISO 639-3 hac · Glottolog gura1251
Dialects
Gurani: Hawraman-I Luhon, Hawraman-I Taxt, Kakai, Nuclear Gurani, Zardayana (7 listed in all)
Standing
Gurani: threatened (Vulnerable) ܬܪܝܢܝܐ
Gorani
ܡܫܪܪܐ
ܫܪܪ، ܐܘܣܦ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܝܢ ܡܘܕܥ
ܥܕܘܪ ܒܒܨܝܐ ܕܐܗܐ ܛܝܡܐ

ܡܐ ܟܗܘܐ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܢܛܘܪܐ ܟܩܪܐ ܠܡܥܝܪܢܘܬܘܟ ܘܟܒܨܐ ܠܡܒܘܥܐ. ܦܐܬܐ ܟܫܚܠܦܐ ܒܣ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܫܡܘܟ ܠܐ ܟܡܬܐܡܪ.

Names

Gorani names the wider group and the literary language of the Ardalan court and of Yarsan scripture. Hawrami is its main living variety. ISO 639-3 uses the name Gurani (hac).

to verify · MacKenzie. The Dialect of Awroman (Hawraman-ī Luhōn). Munksgaard.; Mahmoudveysi, Bailey, Paul and Haig. The Gorani Language of Gawraju. Reichert.; ISO 639-3 code tables. SIL International, registration authority.

Classification and identity

Linguists classify Gorani as Northwestern Iranian, outside the Kurdish group. Glottolog places it with Zazaki. Most speakers identify as Kurds and call Hawrami a Kurdish dialect.

to verify · Hammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath and Bank. Glottolog 5.3. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.; MacKenzie. The Dialect of Awroman (Hawraman-ī Luhōn). Munksgaard.; Haig and Öpengin. Kurdish: A critical research overview. Kurdish Studies 2 (2).

Speakers

ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ
ܟܝܠܐ
speakers
ܫܢܬܐ
ܠܐ ܝܠܗ ܟܬܝܒܐ
ܡܒܘܥܐ
ܗܠ ܗܫܐ ܠܝܬ ܡܒܘܥܐ. ܟܡܚܘܚ ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ، ܠܐ ܣܘܟܠܐ.
ܡܨܒܐ
ܠܐ ܝܕܝܥܐ
ܫܪܪ، ܐܘܣܦ ܡܒܘܥܐ ܝܢ ܡܘܕܥ
ܥܕܘܪ ܒܒܨܝܐ ܕܐܗܐ ܛܝܡܐ

ܡܐ ܟܗܘܐ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܢܛܘܪܐ ܟܩܪܐ ܠܡܥܝܪܢܘܬܘܟ ܘܟܒܨܐ ܠܡܒܘܥܐ. ܦܐܬܐ ܟܫܚܠܦܐ ܒܣ ܒܬܪ ܗܕܐ. ܫܡܘܟ ܠܐ ܟܡܬܐܡܪ.

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