Mahaki
Encyclopedia
Mahaki is one of the sub-dialects of the Feyli
dialect of the Kurdish language
. It is spoken by the Kurdish tribes of Ali Sherwan
(Beyrey) in the Ilam province
of Iran
and among almost all the Feyli Kurds
living in Baghdad
, Mandali, Badrah and Zorbatiah in Iraq
. This sub-dialect shares many features with the Sorani
dialect.
Feyli (Kurdish dialect)
Feyli is a dialect of Southern Kurdish, spoken in Iraqi Kurdistan and Iranian Kurdistan , Ilam province and parts of Kermanshah province in Iran by Feyli Kurds.Mahaki is a sub-dialect of Feyli....
dialect of the Kurdish language
Kurdish language
Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....
. It is spoken by the Kurdish tribes of Ali Sherwan
Ali Sherwan
Beyrey is one of the largest Kurdish tribes of Ilam Province in Iran. According to the elders of the tribe,this tribe has been branched from Kurdish tribe of Sanjâbi in Kermanshah province. It consists of different clans and families : Ali sherwan which includes: Hiar wandi , Dara wandi, Safar...
(Beyrey) in the Ilam province
Ilam Province
Ilam Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south-west of the country, bordering Iraq. Its provincial center is the city of Ilam. Covering an area of 19,086 square kilometers, the cities of the province are Ilam, Mehran, Dehloran, Dareh Shahr, Sarable, Eyvan, Abdanan and Arkwaz...
of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and among almost all the Feyli Kurds
Feyli Kurds
Fayli Kurds, "Feili Kurds", or Feyli Kurds are largely a Kurdish Shi'a community living in Baghdad and the Diyala Province of Iraq around Khanaqin and Mandali, and across the Iranian border, in the provinces of Ilam, Kermanshah and Luristan. They number an estimated 6.000.000. people...
living in Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, Mandali, Badrah and Zorbatiah in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
. This sub-dialect shares many features with the Sorani
Soranî
Soranî is the name of a Kurdish language that is spoken in Iran and Iraq. Soranî is one of the main Kurdish languages, which are a branch of the Iranian languages.- Name :...
dialect.